I prefer the look of charcoal/conte as a finished result, since it's darker, etc.; however, pencil is much cleaner in process. Pencil can be erased, it doesn't smear as much, a finer line can be achieved, etc.
So really, I guess I prefer conte. Buuuut I prefer the ease of pencil. And that's what I think about that.
So thinking about this portrait.
I enjoyed it. More than I thought.
I chose to do a different expression than just smiling. It's not as interesting, there's less lines in the face, etc. Also, drawing myself smiling seemed like something that could easily turn into something conceited- giving myself touch ups, etc, making myself prettier or something like that. This kept things more interesting, plus I make stupid facial expressions all the time.
As usual, I liked it a lot more once I added the gestural over the controlled contour. It makes conte much more fun to work with. I'm excited to see what everyone else does.
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