Portrait of actor Jess Bush, who plays nurse Chapel in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds. She counterpoints Ethan Peck, which is appropriate given the sexual tension the two share on the show.
This is a continuation of my brush economy portrait series. In this one, I tried to channel in a bit of Marco Bucci’s color notes approach to give some extra depth and interest to parts of it. The result of that test is so-so, but I like where it’s leading.
I struggled with proportions more than usual this time, something it took me almost giving up on the work to process. When both value and shapes are wrong, it can be hard to see what needs fixing. As usual, the answer lay in fixing the nose.
