The third photo is the picture I used as a reference for my drawing. She took me about two class periods. Overall, I think she turned out pretty well. The only thing I don't think looks as good as it could is her eyes and eyebrows. If I were to continue working on her I would put more contrast in her hair, fix her eyebrows and darken the shading on the entire picture, especially her tattoos.

I drew this woman in graphite without any reference. She took me about an hour. Overall, I think I captured her facial features pretty well. If I were to continue with her, I would probably add more high lights to her hair and possibly darken the shading on the right side of her face. Aside from that though, I think she turned out pretty well.

I really enjoy drawing eyes and I have been working on them in different kinds of mediums, but this is in pencil. It took me about 20 minutes to complete. I think I could work on the shading and the eyelashes more, but I really like the glare on the eyeball.

I drew this woman in graphite and I used some lady in a tv show as a reference. I like how her hair looks messy, which is what I was aiming for, but I don't like how messy the shading looks. I think the precise eyebrow gives her a very serious look, that's what I was going for. 

Originally I was going to make this woman blonde with hardly any makeup on but once I messed up her eyes, I decided the dark eyeliner looked good and the shading on her lips makes them look very realistic. I probably could've made the hat a little more detailed but overall, I think she was successful.

I drew this woman in about 45 minutes in graphite. I think her hair turned out very well, as well as her eyes. I think I could've made her lips a little darker and the shading softer, but I really like how odd her face is shaped and the look in her eyes.

I tried to draw this African American woman at a slight angle in graphite. I probably could have proportioned her face a little better as well as smoothed the shading on her face but overall I really like her ear and the shading on her lips.

I drew this female off of the top of my head in graphite, she took me about 45 minutes to complete. If I were to go back and maybe fix her up a little I would make the high lights and low lights in her hair more noticeable as well as darken the shading on her face. I like how her eyelashes stand out though.

"Holly"day

I drew two holly leaves with berries for the Holiday boutique in first pencil to get the outline, then colored pencils. I went over the piece a few times, darkening the values a little more each time. Overall, I think the cartoon-like goal I was going for turned out pretty well and I think the yellow background makes the red berries really stand out, which I like.

Skepticism

I drew this woman in graphite in about 2 hours or so. Personally, I don't think she turned out that bad considering I drew her off of the top of my head with no reference in mind. I think that her hair turned out pretty well, although a few more highlights and lowlights could have been added. I also think the shading on her face is well positioned, it just needs to be a bit more defined. I think I nailed the "sceptical look" though, so overall, I consider this piece a success.