Final Self Portrait

For this self portrait I used a graphite pencil. You can't really tell with the picture, but I love the value I created with the eyes and nose. I said in my contour line self portrait I have the hardest time with the jawline and eyes, but in this one I think the eyes came out the best. I was drawing from a picture of me laying down, so my eyes are looking up a bit. I like the texture I created with my hair, although I think it could have been a little messier since i was laying down. I laughed when I looked at my very first self-portrait because I didn't create any sense of value and the proportions were not as accurate. For my background, I ran out of space, so I wanted something that was layered and tried doing a latisse type drawing. I guess for two different reasons I wanted that as my background- I love using it in pastry and I think I'm hard to read, hence the layers that people can see and that only I can see. I really like how this final piece came out, I would love to try it with charcoal to add more value. My one compaint on this portrait would be my face came out wider then it should have, but overall think I captured my features and others could see the resemblance as well.