P - Portrait Edit

I dont draw people much and I think it is actually a big part of art so I could do with practicing this. I took a photo of myself on my laptop through the webcamera and then got out my pad and paper and started sketching. I actually thought it wasnt too bad of an effort but I could still do with some improvement. I thought it looked a little plain so I sat down and had a think about how I could improve this but to be honest I was stuck for ideas until I looked through my music and the cover art from one album (Squeeks - Presidential Music) really inspired me and made me want to design my portrait in the same sort of pattern and colours. The face of the artist on the cover already looked pencil sketched so I left it as it was and then went to think about what colours would work best and what media. I ended up deciding with red colouring pencil, for the added colourful touch, and a graphite stick to add some darker lines to the drawing.