A painting of my Dad, part I: sketches
So I started with a real quick watercolor study. Just playing with some real basic color values and composition, not much attention paid to color hues.
Then I go on to do a view graphite studies, here paying closer attention to the form and, once again, values. Values are key in a good portrait. If, say, the hair and skin are too similar in value, then they will blur together.
The Endless Doodle 