First and foremost, apologies for the long wait. Secondly, congratulations for reaching the end of the portrait beginner road ! It's not an easy one and I'm pretty sure you saw huge differences between the beginning and the end of the module. What I mostly notice on your drawing is that consistency is lacking a bit. You got the mouth right and I really appreciate the front view of the face as it is very clear, readable and balance. You just missing the ears in here. For the other view it's a bit more nuanced. You have proportion issue that mostly shows on the main head shape (the brain part and the main mass of the head) as well ast the lenght between eyes, nose, and mouth. I would suggest you redo the exercice but this time, help yourself with straight lines so you have landmark to check on. The more you'll do it, the comfortable you'll get and the less you will need those landmarks. Last but not least, I would recommand you to always try and take the best picture of your work. Straigh in front of the paper with a mid light and no shadows. (so try and find a nice spot that doesn't change too much during the day in order to take as much photos of your work as you want without too much changes) Light the scene if necessary. I hope this feedback will be relevant though late. Don't hesistate to reach me if you have any questions. Cheers !

"Head Grid" Part 3!

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Hey guys, i finished part 3! Realized i was kind of treating one angle like an exact copy of the other, so once I stopped doing that, I think i was on the right track. But not without mistakes! If anyone can point out inconsistencies with the structure or broken perspective, please let me know!

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@julienmarietteHace 1 mes

First and foremost, apologies for the long wait. Secondly, congratulations for reaching the end of the portrait beginner road ! It's not an easy one and I'm pretty sure you saw huge differences between the beginning and the end of the module. What I mostly notice on your drawing is that consistency is lacking a bit. You got the mouth right and I really appreciate the front view of the face as it is very clear, readable and balance. You just missing the ears in here. For the other view it's a bit more nuanced. You have proportion issue that mostly shows on the main head shape (the brain part and the main mass of the head) as well ast the lenght between eyes, nose, and mouth. I would suggest you redo the exercice but this time, help yourself with straight lines so you have landmark to check on. The more you'll do it, the comfortable you'll get and the less you will need those landmarks. Last but not least, I would recommand you to always try and take the best picture of your work. Straigh in front of the paper with a mid light and no shadows. (so try and find a nice spot that doesn't change too much during the day in order to take as much photos of your work as you want without too much changes) Light the scene if necessary. I hope this feedback will be relevant though late. Don't hesistate to reach me if you have any questions. Cheers !

@jordHace 1 mes

Hey, thanks for the feedback! Actually, i haven't taken the beginner road yet, this was just a very flawed attempt at a challenge i wanted to do. Though it shouldn't be anything i can't handle :) Also, good suggestion on the "tools, not rules" advice, considering i've kinda ditched a set in stone method for drawing a head while still keeping in mind the principles of the loomis method. Not as rigid when you go off intuition more, y'know?

@julienmarietteHace 1 mes

I got you ! And I think it is even impressive considering you didn't took the road, you have great base skills, it's mostly refining and getting some principle right, but your on the good way. Regarding tools and rules, I think it should always be the most insightfull tools that should eb considered. They forged your artistic style and they also help you improve your drawing. I got you for the rigid method vs choosing the right tools. ;)