From Reference - Male, frontal, plain expression

This piece is revolutionary in itself. If you look past the fact that the proportions aren't exactly correct (lets say he was in a bus accident) you'll see that my technique has taken leaps and bounds. We were handed a prime example which I stuck on the wall in my workspace and lo-and-behold, inspiration. So I think I got the 3D effect down, although this greatly increases drawing time. It involves layers, so you end up drawing the pictures 3 or 4 times really as you apply the different layers.