@jeremyr

“You’re referencing the Asario head which isn’t really intended for teaching you to draw faces. It’s more a lighting model used to better show the planes of the face for painters. It’s normally used in...”

“Good question and there’s many different ways you can go about measuring proportions. Proportions are all about relationships. How does one thing compare to another? In the top image I’m using the hea...”

“Really cool illustration, I don’t think it’s too simple. Simplicity can speak a lot louder than having an overly detailed image. I haven’t done much to the image as I didn’t want to spend too much...”

“Not a bad attempt, you did make things hard for yourself by not using any kind of reference. To draw from imagination you need a really good understanding of form and perspective. Starting with drawin...”

“Overall your proportions aren’t too bad. They’re a little different to the reference I’m using but that’s okay because proportions do vary from person to person. The main issue, and I think the rea...”

“Really cool character design. I like that you’re using a limited colour palette and thinking about texture. The main tip is to use reference. If you want to make something look like a type of mater...”

“Definitely focus on form and perspective. Your lines are going off in different directions rather than converging on a single point. Some of the elements in your scene don’t make sense which makes it ...”

“Hi, firstly sorry for the delay. I think your original post got buried while the site was still gaining attention. Your skulls are generally pretty good. Not sure exactly what you meant with your c...”

“Really good first attempt. Some of the lips you’ve drawn look great. The main thing for you to watch are your proportions. On the curved planes you’re drawing the lips too small, but then you draw the...”

“I think you’re pretty close, maybe just a little lower than where you’ve place it. Great to see you’re picking up on the fact that not all of the lines are actually parallel to each other. When you’v...”

“Great character there. I love the expression and the colors you’ve chosen. A few construction mistakes, particularly with the chin. Remember that when the mouth is open the chin moves further down....”

“That’s a really cute looking frog you’ve drawn. In answer to your question, yes. Saying you want to move from construction to some rendering is a bit like saying you want to move from mixing th...”

“It’s great that you’re trying to challenge yourself. For the purposes of learning, I would strongly recommend you do things in order however. Your box was quite distorted, which is why it helps to...”

“It’s looking great so far. The path was looking a little tilted so I drew in a horizon line and flattened out some of the lines for the tiles. As for the values I’m not an expert with pencil dr...”

“First of all you’ve got some really cool stuff going on with parts of the mermaid. I particularly like the design of her clothes and I can see what you were trying to do with the hair. You’re askin...”

“You’ve done pretty well. Your convergence points are generally going to the same point and your horizon line is fairly consistent. So really good job there. The main issue that I see is that your VPs ...”

“Really nice drawing there. I love the gesture you’ve given to the foxes. Not sure how big you made it, you may want to consider drawing it bigger next time or using this sketch as a study for a larger...”

“Your cylinders are pretty close. I like that you’re thinking about the change in perspective with the ends of the cylinder. I think you may be overestimating the difference between the two ends howeve...”

“Give yourself some guidelines to help keep your eclipses consistent. Whether you’re just trying to repeat the same shape or if you’re practicing the ellipse in perspective, the goal is accuracy and bu...”

“You did pretty well overall but at some point you stopped following your own reference. Tools can be useful, but only if you understand and can apply the fundamentals on your own. So keep practicing f...”

“The reason they look wrong is because the boxes you’ve drawn aren’t square, they’re rectangular. So what you’re drawing aren’t circles, they’re ovals. Trying to draw a square side in a one point per...”

“I think the problem is just the angle that you’ve drawn the boxes at is hiding the missing sides. What’s not helping you is that your forms in perspective still need work. A couple of issues I’m seein...”

“Well if you wanted to challenge yourself you certainly picked a good one. Spiral staircases are very fiddly things to get the perspective correct. Overall you did a really good job, it just started to...”

“The first thing to say is try not to overthink the Loomis head. The Loomis method is a guide to help you understand the head as a 3D object. Reason I say don’t overthink it is because you need to get...”

“Your use of simple forms is good. To help you manipulate the form you can start with a simple primitive like a cylinder to get the perspective and the proportions. Then you can draw it again with mani...”

“You’ve got the right idea and I love that you’re trying to self-critique. Trying to spot your own mistakes is a really important part of learning so keep that up! Personally, I’m not a huge fan of ...”

“I hear you, it sounds like you’re stuck in a tutorial trap. I know because I spent many, many, many years stuck in my own endless loop. It’s an insidious thing because it starts with thinking “I want ...”

“Overall your face alignment seems okay. The only thing I noticed was the horns. For the draw over I added the other horn tip that should be visible and I changed where it attaches to the skull as w...”

“That’s a really good question and hopefully this helps clarify things for you. Firstly I think you’re doing pretty well with the 1 point perspective and it’s great that you’re practicing it. Just a...”

“You can improve your line quality by making sure your pencil is sharpened. However I would recommend you focus more on the fundamentals for now. The best line quality in the world won’t save you if ...”

“Overall you didn’t do too badly. At first glance, whilst the perspective is a little off, everything still reads clearly. Remember that the goal of practicing perspective is to make it intuitive so th...”

“It was a little hard to see what you’d actually drawn but from what I could tell there wasn’t a lot of form in your heads. In general, you start the head with a sphere and then establish the orientat...”

“Not a bad effort. You seem to be struggling more with understanding the basic forms in perspective. I’ve redrawn the cranial mass and the mask in roughly the same angles. Notice I haven’t drawn in any...”

“Creativity isn’t about motivation, it’s about process. Looking at what you’ve drawn I’m seeing some nice gestural lines and good detailing. There are many reasons why you might be feeling unmotivat...”

“To understand how to render you need to understand light and shadow. To understand light and shadow, you need to understand form. Studying form and how light and shadow affects it will make it much e...”

“Getting someones likeness is all about proportions. I started by looking at Jays proportions by drawing the Loomis structure over the top. I noted that his eyes are about half way on his head. The dis...”

“Hi, first of all really nice attempt. I really like your pen work and I think you did a really good job capturing the energy of the expression. The main issue I’m seeing here is in your observation ...”

“I would recommend spending more time focusing on form rather than anatomy, clothing or rendering. Thinking of the figure in these simple 3D forms will help better inform your decision making. Her po...”