Daniel the Barista

This is my friend and Barista, Daniel. He works at REV coffee house. I spend about 5 minutes there every morning. I like to fool myself into believing its my guilty pleasure, since I quit smoking and drinking. Gah. Still, three bucks for a cup of coffee? Really?

It IS damn good coffee.

Anyway, I wanted to be a bit looser with this drawing, so I started with sweeping sketchy lines. Eventually, it wasn’t turning out the way I wanted it to, so I decided to tighten them up a bit. By then, there were parts of the drawing that were in danger of being overworked, like around his eyes and hand. That gives this drawing a little darker look with less contrast and detail. I am still farting around with different styles just for the hell of it. I am working on another drawing based on the works of Michael Brown. I will post it early next week.