@Patrick Bosworth Hi Patrick Bosworth, I made quite a few adjustments between these drawings, especially in the materials, value structure, and handling. The model has a warm, tan complexion, with a slightly shorter face and a somewhat youthful, baby-faced look. I found that if I emphasized the bony landmarks and facial planes too strongly, she could quickly start to look masculine. A few times, I accidentally made her look like a thick-necked wrestler. For the first and second portraits, I used charcoal pencils together with powdered charcoal. I also experimented with reversing the balance of light and dark across the whole image. In the second portrait, for example, I separated the overall value of the face more clearly from the background. My approach to the face also shifted from the more additive process of the first drawing to a more subtractive one. I used rubbing and blending to refine the lighter areas, creating a contrast between the smoother texture of the face and the rougher, grainier background. For the third portrait, which was drawn from a side view, I brushed a layer of black paint over the clothing area as a base and allowed some of the pigment to settle and create texture. I also spent quite a bit of time deciding how much of the body to include, and how the focal point on the face should lead into the other parts of the figure. The small black-and-white silhouette studies were especially important, since their arrangement strongly affected how the final image reads from a distance. I still have a lot to explore in terms of simplifying and taking things away.