Continuation of my Self Portrait

I could say that this piece is coming along. Although I haven't painted in a while, I sure missed it. Hopefully by next week, I shall be done with this piece. I feel that in some places I went too watery and too dark, but that shall be fixed tomorrow.

Self Portrait Part IV

I had a really good day today with this piece. Glad I sort of fixed my forehead, that pink spot was really bothering me. I also started on my eyebrows and eyes, and I'm real happy the way they came out as well. I know I know, I'm a bit of slow painter, but I have a feeling that once I get to the cheeks, it'll become faster. God I can't wait!!
Not sure if I will post tomorrow or for the next few days, but hopefully I will get some drawing done. Got loads to do, but I'm getting attached with this piece. Wonder why......

Self Portrait Part III

Hey guys, it's been a while I know! But over the course of a couple of days, I came up with this. Yes, I know I'm a bit of a slow painter when it comes to gouache. You sort of have to be patient with it in my case. However, I decided to work in sections, focusing only on the color/shade of that section. I'm still having trouble with the area of my forehead, but feel free to comment!

Self Portrait Part II

And so the tedious work of underpainting begins! I already started blacking out my hair, but not just with black. I also added greens and reds into it to make it look a little bit more interesting. I also started adding the tones and shadows into my face, using the complimentary colors of purple and yellow. I will continue this process until I begin the stage of actually painting in the skin colors of my face. I really like how this is turning out, and I applaud myself for using gouache, one of the mediums that I don't normally use.