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A Face in Half an Hour

2026 · Digital sketch

Half an hour for a face. The curves gather in the hair, thin out towards the collar and are left open at the shoulder. The grey sits behind, while the black lines hold the parts I want to see clearly.

I like that contrast: the hair has a lot of movement, the gaze stays fairly still. A few details are worked with care; the rest is only just enough for the figure to appear.

The old ink drawings sit on yellow kraft paper. This one sits on a white digital surface. I still find the form through line, and still leave some areas unfinished.

After a while of drawing little for myself, this is a new sketch. I want to keep it in this state, with the parts that are clear and the parts still open.

Một gương mặt trong nửa giờ

Process

Toàn khung vẽ trong ứng dụng, lúc bức phác vừa xong.

The whole canvas in the app, just after the sketch was finished.

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