Drawing Exercise #2: The Dreaded Self-Portrait

Look in the mirror. Draw what you see (and feel). Don't hold back.

On New Year's Day for the past 10 years, I’ve used my 'warm-up sketches' time to self-flagellate with a self-portrait based on the previous year’s mess.

It’s the only time I do it, thank Christ. The style depends on whether I’m at the drawing board or sitting at the Cintiq that morning. I’m usually hungover, tired, hungry, or a spicy cross-section of thi…