This one is based on John Kelly Green’s Nicker Bookers piece from One Track Mind week.
It’s a nice easy drawing built from fat black lines, big shapes and loads of character. A good one if you want to loosen up, stop overthinking and just get something on the page.
The big lesson in this tutorial is learning to build a face from simple shapes without planning everything out first. You’ll start with the nose, let the rest of the face grow from there, and use thick black areas to tidy things up as you go.
It’s also a good reminder that you don’t need perfect lines to make something look good. In fact, this one looks better when it’s a bit wonky.
