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July 22, 2013 / vanessaparkinson

First ever self portrait :)

I haven’t tried any of the exercises, I just sat down in front of the mirror. As I could see the light and shadow, I decided to have a go using Conte and willow charcoal at the top half of my A4 sketch book. selportrait

Although some of the shading is too heavy, it’s quite good for my first attempt.

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