As usual, the timer was set for 15 minutes per sketch. The goal is three of these a week to try to get my eye and hand back into portraiture.
I think the three dimensionality got better, but I'm going to focus on how the neck/shoulders relate to everything. That didn't go so well here.
I might pick non-hat people next time. I just didn't want to get too trapped trying to render hair quickly in charcoal and then miss the whole point of the exercise.
Let me know what you think!