Baron without hat

Since the last drawing of the Baron I had been thinking about removing his hat and wig. However the wig did seem appropriate for his stature within the time period he was alive. When looking back at some of the research into the Baron I found an image of a statue which is meant to be the Baron. This statue shows the Baron wearing a wig, therefore I decided to draw the Baron with a wig only, which I feel has definitely improved his whole character. He now seems to give the impression of someone with status or a man of importance. Compared to previous sketches he looks rather more dignified and cultured, the medium and colours used may have also contributed to this distinction. The hat and wig used previously gave an impression of a man more like a Pirate than a Baron. Now when I look at this image I feel I have managed to capture the person whom I have been trying to find, now I have his character I can try him in more modern styles such as the ones found during my research. The styles which appeal to me the most are that of NAWLZ, incredipede and Palekh painting. The combination of all three styles could give something very different but I will just need to see what the outcome is and where it leads. The image below was created using Inktense pencils as my original thought was to give it a painted effect. This changed as the drawing progressed and I decided to levee it as a sketch only. Using three colours seemed to give me enough contrast to create depth in this image, leaving many areas of the image untouched as this was to highlight the areas of light. Working from an image proved far easier than working from imagination as you have something to reference especially when capturing light and tones. Capturing the Baron's age and sense of an accomplished man have been the key elements I have been trying to capture in all sketches. This sketch seems to have captured these fundamental attributes and now lets me move forward with this project.