The only way to get something like I saw in the mirror was to resort to more familiar tools and fire up Photoshop. I smoothed out some of the marks, darkened the shadows and enhanced the colours. To recover some of the original success of the drawing (things were getting a bit overworked now) I layered the pencil lines back on again.It's my first go at a proper self portrait and, all in all, I'm happy with the outcome for a couple of hours work. It looks a bit like me, perhaps me 10 years from now wondering where I left my wallet. If I can stoke up the enthusiasm I'll have a more considered crack at it sometime.
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