Still more facial expression studies:

More facial expressions studies:

Lately I have been drawing studies of facial expressions. I'm working from photos in the book FACIAL EXPRESSIONS: A VISUAL REFERENCE FOR ARTISTS by Mark Simon (Watson-Guptill, 2005). Here's a taste:

Here's another from the sketchbook:
And here it is with colored pencil added:

From the sketchbook. I'm working on making faces more expressive.

Gerbil characters:

Rat feast redone: