Sidelong glances … I had one idea for his hand around the mug and then his should and elbow demanded that his hand do something else but I didn’t have an eraser (not that I really mind not having one when I’m just messing about in the sketchbook).<\/p>\n
I think the nose needs some different definition. It might be time for more pause-the-movie-sketch-from-movie drawing practice. Well, actually, it’s always that time. really.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On later reflection, I wonder if I had a bit of a Wolverine\/Hugh Jackman thing going into this somehow.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sidelong glances … I had one idea for his hand around the mug and then his should and elbow demanded that his hand do something else but I didn’t have an eraser (not that I really mind not having one when I’m just messing about in the sketchbook). 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