or you can make a drawing where if you look close it's made up of tiny scribbley dicks

Oh just fuck you. You're not even an artist and have talent. Just fucking fuck you.

I’d love to see more of your work. I’ve always avoided portraits and am so in awe of that talent

Think of it this way: I have enough talent to have been obsessed with drawing, and I wanted to go to art school at some point in my teens, but I don't have enough talent to actually be an artist. So, yeah.
Cool, I'll post some

Erm, I'd say you have plenty of talent just on those few drawings, maybe what you lacked is a drive and a sense of calling to be an artist. And stuff.

Marie, your sketches are STUNNING and beautiful and you are extremely talented! I viewed these in a rush last night, got interrupted and misread your post and didn't realize that you were the artist who drew these. I am actually shocked at your abilities. Don't discount your gifts! You are very talented indeed.

Looks like we have a Dutch master here. <3

:pimp:

Nice work, double Em!

Thanks guys, @adi you're absolutely right about lack of drive and discipline, but I'm really not that talented. I don't think practice can make up much for a lack of the kind of spark that makes good drawings come alive. Still I regret that I pretty much stopped drawing in my twenties, with corona I've been feeling motivated to start again, hopefully I finally will sometime soon

thanks dude!

I dug up some portraits. The first two are replicas of paintings/photos which is easier but less interesting:
A drawing of a self portrait by Monet

And a drawing of a photo of John Lennon (I never figured out how to draw hair)

The rest are all self portraits, which was what I mostly did. Drawing your own face is weird and difficult and confronting, but fascinating. I think they're chronological in order.
My best friend called this one the Serial Killer Portrait:

I made a point of indicating all my birthmarks lol. The reason for the intense stare is just the state of concentration. Another one, in pen this time, which is why it's relatively dark:

One where I tried a different facial expression for a change:

and my personal favourite, a quick sketch which is somehow more charming to me than the 'serious' efforts: