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In your reference image draw a distorted 9 block grid over the face.  You’ll want to deform, twist, and stretch this first grid substantially, as is shown above.  Then on a good sheet of drawing paper, draw a 9 block grid that is straight and regular.  Finally, draw the face from your distorted reference grid so it aligns with the new straight grid.  This process will yield a distorted drawing of the subject’s face similar to the fun house mirror examples shown below.

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