one_two's sketchbook

[one_two]

darktiste, thanks. i simplify all the time when I'm doing these drawings. I try to do them quick, 4-5 minutes on each head, so I use block in principles, try to avoid drawing a lot of curves.
So here's a preparatory study for an oil portrait a relative of mine asked me to paint a few years back. He wanted a portrait of himself with a lion. While that might seem as a silly idea I think of it as another challenge for myself. I already stretched the linen and done the priming part. The size of this painting will be 105,8 x 121,7 cm or 41.65 x 47,9 inches.