TheLegendsLeague | Bryan Espiritu

DAY FOURTEEN RESULTS:

Face Shape: Pretty accurate. I’m getting used to the way my jaw falls and now have a system to getting my eye placement in relation to my forehead accurate.

Eyes: I really like the reflections in my eyes on this 5 Minute Me, and am happy with the right eye (left). The left eye (right) is a little bit too closed, but I feel like they’re both drawn really well.

Nose: This is one of the best noses I’ve drawn for the 5 Minute Me. I noticed that I wasn’t paying enough attention to the bridge of my nose and the area between my eyes enough in the past, so I took a little bit more time today to refine the nose and it’s parts a little more clearly with shading.

Mouth: I’m sure my lady and a bunch of my friends would love it if I only had half a mouth. Half the time to talk shit, and half the time to complain. Whoops, that’s actually a quarter of a mouth. Well change all the “half”s in my comment to “quarter”s then.

Details: I tried my best to pay a lot of attention to detail in this 5 Minute Me, and I feel like it best displays how much contrast there is on my face with the light that I use for this project. I really wanted my eye sockets to have more definition as well as my nose and the area between my eyes, so i took the time to shade them in properly, even if it meant sacrificing the rest of the illustration.

Final Thoughts: After getting really drunk last night, I wasn’t looking forward to drawing this 5 Minute Me, or writing the piece. I just wanted to clean my house and relax. But after going for all day breakfast and getting some inspiration to write my piece, I was eager to head home and get this done. Everyday I seem to look at the 5 Minute Me and say, “This is the best one yet”. On both fronts, I feel totally comfortable in saying that once again.

DAY FOURTEEN PIECE:
All Day Breakfast. (written in 4mins 49secs)

The crackhead ask for some water
Didn’t get it.
She had a joint
Also had a daughter she regretted.

Copped crack rock by the cops
Bad investment.
Bought some snacks
At the cornershop
Forgot a breath mint.

I’m sitting by
Eating omelets with a bacon side.
She’s benching with the trench lady,
Tryina stay alive.

I guess they’re just tryina plan
How to stay alive.
Looking for change.
I ask my waitress,
“Can you break a five?”

Walk by,
Outside,
Stooped on the stoop.
Reach in my pocket bottom,
Feeling for a two.

I admit
A kid just tryina be thoughtful.
Then from the bottom of the bench,
I saw a wine bottle.

be.
08.02.08