The above images are the reasons I love Jared Chapman’s work. He helped me break through a wall of uniform facial features, and showed me the variety of constructions that can be used to create a varied, lively, American illustrative world. Thanks, Jared!
(Note: best of all is bottom, center — wide-set round eyes with worry lines, simple/imperfect nose, “thick” ears … I think I need to send Jared a fruit basket or something.)