Practice

Today's effort is a drawing based on George Gower's 'Sir Thomas Kytson' dated 1573.

The face was drawn with Muji pen; shading was done with mechanical pencil (HB lead); pupil highlights were done with white Posca pen; the garment first layer was water-soluble crayon and second layer was black Posca pen decorated with gold PenTouch marker and Golden's Iridescent Pearl; and, the hair and aubergine color framing the face was done with watercolor.

There are a couple of lines that don't belong, and the neck is a bit too big in circumference.  That said, overall I'm satisfied with the result.  Plus, I'm learning more about how to draw the neck ruffle--not that this one is perfect--far from it, but it is a bit better than others I've done.