This was not a normal effort in that a full sketchbook page has been used plus its orientation as well as that of my reference were horizontal. The sketch and black areas were done with Muji pen and the shading was done with mechanical pencil. The white dot reflections in the eyes were made with Posca pen.
I started with the sofa (drawing from the bottom right to left), then did the arm, the gloves, and on to the head. You can see that there wasn't enough room at the top for all the hair...an oops, but survivable.
What amazes are the number of lines completed in this 5-minute sketch and that you can tell the image is of someone lying on her stomach on a some kind of cushion. So, it has essence!
What I like most in the finished effort are the eyes, the believable gloved arms/hands, and the shading on the pillows in the background that adds a sense of depth to the couch.
Note for future work: When working from bottom up when sketching, I need to reduce the scale of what I'm drawing even more than what I think.
I do like both. I would use it for a beach awning. It has the right vibe!!!!
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