To be honest, portraits were always hard for me.
At the same time marvelous creatures and inhabitants of unreal worlds were always appealing to me.
I know that sometimes we need to face the unknown and try completely different things. A drawing that you can see below is my very first portrait, obviously with some extra additions :)
It was made of pure pencil, nothing more.
Wish you a great day and have fun in your art work as well.