Portrait study process part III...and portrait of a girl

These are the last of the student portrait demo's I did during the last semester. I wanted to see how I'd tackle a beard, but also try and get some sense of form and depth in the wrinkles. The portrait of the girl is another study where I limited my palette. It isn't quite the Zorn palette, as I did use Ultramarine, but it's the next closest thing. My aim was to capture some atmosphere and mystery with that one.

Portrait study process...

I've been doing a lot of portrait demonstrations recently for my students, which I don't always take to finish. The last few in particular though have absorbed me so I've taken them as far as is logical for a study. Always good practice, even though they are inspired by photos and not from life....