Ink Faces 1 & 2

I have this special project I am working on for a friend.  She wants a face with a certain look.  I am quite amazed at how many different looks you can get using one face as inspiration.  I think, after about 10 or 12 faces, I am about to reach the "look" she wants.  At least I hope so.  The two faces I am showing today are like my first and second try, and they are definitely not the look she wants, but they did give me some practice with using ink and washes, something I haven't played with for some time.  I like these faces and they will go into my art scrap book.  If I ever reach the goal of the face she likes, that one will go to her.

This was my very first effort.  My friend wants a child...she looks way too old... but it is an interesting face, don't you think?

Okay, maybe this one looks a bit younger...but still way too old.  She looks angry or mad though,

So, I will keep making more faces until I get it right... the more you practice with a medium the more you know how to manipulate it to get the look you want!