Intro to Portraits, Section 4 (For real this time) - Portraits

Denn · 2026-07-22T20:01:47.511Z

The last submission was section 3!! I finished the intro to portraits roadmap today, and here's the final workout. I always had trouble with construction because I skipped steps in a hurry to get to the details and then the whole drawing fell apart, and I think I finally learned how to approach it calmly and correctly. The biggest problem I can see is the hair, I think I rely too much on lots of lines and it ends up looking unnatural. I'm not very good at likeness, but that wasn't the point of the exercise. Any other feedback about the construction, form and anatomical detail is welcome!

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