Week 1 (part 3)- Self Portrait

'Self portrait' is a loose term here since I don't see myself as this, the design just got a little out of hand. I had a lot of fun seeing where the design took me though.
This is mechanical pencil over green Col-erase pencil.
The smooth shape of the face is distinctly contrasted by the colour-rendered form of the hair. This splash of colour frames the the focal point with its flowing lines that swim around it.
The lines comprising the facial features are short and soft, carefully constructing the shape of the details. In a hard juxtaposition of this, the strokes of the scarf and long, jagged and broken, quickly creating the impression of folds in the fabric.