Random Pen Sketches during "The Thin Blue Line"

Sometimes whilst watching a film or TV I like to try and sketch some of the characters. It's good practice to sharpen you're observation skills and really focus on the defining characteristics of a face or gesture.

I sketched a lot of faces whilst watching "The Thin Blue Line", an interesting documentary film revolving around two men and the murder of a police officer in Dallas, 1976. It calls into question the integrity of the police and the courts of how the case was handled.

(You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUJfrW1hNBk)

The film was also featured recently in BFI's list of The Greatest Documentaries of All Time:

 http://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-sound-magazine/greatest-docs

The film consisted mostly of interviews so I focused on the faces of the people I saw. I like to try and use as few lines as possible when sketching.

And a couple more random sketches below :)

Also here's a great video by AnimSchool that really helped me with drawing faces:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZXw05lBaIg&list=UUPYQOUnJ3G1-QVUtZg62JNQ

Worth a watch!