Portrait marker study

One head-and-shoulders portrait of an adult in three-quarter view, short hair, neutral expression and plain shirt. Practice structure, perspective and developed values in black and gray marker.

A way into the drawing

1. Establish the main shapes

   Place the skull oval, jaw and neck.

2. Connect the structure

   Set the eye line, nose, mouth and hair mass on the same turned head.

3. Develop the drawing

   Resolve the connected planes and overlaps, then build layered details and a full range of local values. Preserve clear paper highlights.

A small thing to tryCheck the facial center line before refining features.