#3 drew the eyes last on this one, and made a conscious decision to make them larger when I realized I would have too much empty space if the eyes had been drawn to scale. I wouldn't say it saved the sketch, but I do think it was an appropriate, quick adaptation given the time limit.
#4 the only male of the group...I don't think quickposes has many male faces :/
#6 I expected this one to be easier than usual given only half the face is viewable; surprisingly it was the other way around. Spent a lot of time on the lips..still can't get them right.
#9 Finally was able to convey the lips properly. I think part of the ease with this was the exaggerated line of action for the lips. Also realized that, when sketching, the areas with the greatest amount of value contrast are often the easiest to see, and thus, to draw. The eyes have white cornea + black pupil, and are often already outlined (as with makeup). In addition, the edges are very sharp as with the iris and the cornea. The lips however, really only have a hard line + hard contrast where the upper and lower lip meet. It's true that often times the there is a semi darker value on the lower portion of the lower lip; especially with he cast shadow on the chin, but the value isn't necessarily hard enough to warrant a black line on grey or white paper. Thus, the sketch comes off as...forced. Same with the top of the upper lip. In fact, it might even be better to sketch with a somewhat lighter color than the background, because I think a line on the upper lip with a slightly lighter value/color will convey a more genuine sketch than a black line on the upper lip, which I'd say doesn't even look forced....it just looks wrong...ugh wordy, there was probably a more effective way of saying all that
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