pen and ink self portait
It is 98% done (I have to fix a few things, and technically I could go a lot darker, but no way am I doing that).
The base of the hair and the shirt is ink wash but I went in with lines for the hair and dots in the darker parts of the folds and hair (so no the shirt is not all stippled I don't think you can see from the pics). The face is stippled with a really light ink wash over it.
After spending at least 30 hours on this I really wish I could say that I am in love with it.
But actually, I really hate it.
I mean I think the stippling and ink wash came out fantastic. But I hate the drawing, like the contours and all.
I think it does look like me but I'm pretty sure I don't look like an ugly man all the time. I never liked the face when I drew the sketch back in December.
And now having worked my ass off for so many hours it's kind of sad because I still really don't like it.
That's too bad.
Because even though it does look like me, it's ugly. I see my face everyday and I think I have a pretty face. I just don't like how this came out. Something about it is just all wrong.