Mouth Study in Ink

The greatest mouth on earth in spectacular inky glory. I would love and I MEAN LOVE to do an entire portrait like this, HUGE AND I MEAN HUGE, in ink. I can't think of anything more fun. Why don't I? I don't know. I shall, someday. I think it's strange how you don't really think of the inside of someone's mouth as being very individual... but it is. The set of his tongue and teeth is all very much him. I thought initially that the tooth detail would make them look all decayed (and it does to some extent) but in context it's okay.