After trying to go crazy with AA and blending with Lovecraft, I tried another portrait in the same format with a very low color count. It's Aphex Twin- And it's hard to point to a single reference when he likes to plaster his face with this special little expression everywhere.

Here's a link to my work in progress: s26.postimg.org/wbxeu5o5h/Richar_DJamesprogress.gif