Trusting the Triangle Over My Own Eye | Portrait 49/1000

Ballpoint pen, a strong face and a head tilted back. I trust the triangle over where I'd already put the nose. It came out long, but I learned a lot. Also: breaking out of the egg-and-split method I learned in college, and why the journey is the right way. 0:00 Strong features, dramatic lighting 2:01 Breaking my college routine 5:20 Drawing the bottom of the eye 7:45 Edge of the eye to the bottom of the lip 17:48 The journey is the right way 19:41 A student who built a career on YouTube 29:23 Back to show the shading 📷 Reference: not given 🛠 Tools I use: AngleRef (references by head angle): https://angleref.com PureRef (reference board app): https://www.pureref.com/download.php ▶ All portraits, full demos and Shorts:    / @russmayomaker   — 🎯 I'm drawing 1,000 portraits to train my eye for likeness. This one is in pen. #portraitdrawing #drawingpractice #penportrait #1000portraits #portraitstudy