I'm done with my style testing project so now I'm starting to work through making busts for all my OC's that'll also double as new icons. I'm not planning on switching the icons over right away for the sake of consistency and I doubt I'll get any more icons done before my Summer contract. The goal is to make a bust nice enough I can submit it as a stand-alone piece to each character's gallery so they have at least 1 bit of art in my current style rather than submit them on a half-assed headshot I don't like enough to post individually meaning that character goes without art until I get round to making them a decent half-body which can be a good year down the line in some cases, oops.
I put a tiny bit of yellow-green on a screen layer above the base colour to bring out the green of his eyes and holy hell I am in love with Francis's eyes now. Also had Francis button up his coat and simplified shading for the gold trim/swabs because I have trouble tracking the line patterns in the trim sometimes, I'd draw Francis a lot more if those were easier to do. Yeah, those Circa 1805 Post Captain uniforms are toeing the line to what I consider complicated so god help me when I get round to drawing a half-body of Captain Resting Bitch Face as Admiral.
EDIT: Ofc I realize I drew Francis's design the wrong way round when the damn drawing is finished and it's too late to go back and edit rip. Guess I've gotta tweak his design to reflect this now because I'm too lazy to sit there and re-draw half a finished image I actually like.