I think the big takeaway from Robert de la Torres’ work is how he tapers lines, but also the direction he starts the lines. Especially on the first drawing, he uses the start of a line stroke to indicate the edge and curve of the end of a hair. Then he tapers to indicate highlights, especially on the bangs of the first subject. His style is so sick I had so much fun imitating it. It’s interesting that he reverses the direction of the lines to indicate flyaways and imply messier hair, where the stroke starts in the hair and tapers out on the edges. My first drawing was too soft with my lines. After sharpening my pencil a bit and leaning more into the tip of the pencil, I think it looked better. I don’t like the proportions as much on my 2nd drawing but I honestly don’t mind since I focused more on the lines themselves.