It's looking good. You did well defining the side planes of the face with simplified values. Another good thing is the simple square brush you're using: you're getting a lot out of it. This is what I thought of as I painted over: 1. General proportions. If you think of this as a bunch of separate things like "the eyebrow was too high," it's not necessarily going to help. Instead, it would be useful to do two things: first, paint in the exact same dimensions/aspect ratio as your side-by-side reference, and second, begin by blocking in just three values so it's easier to squint and see what needs to change before you've gotten too far. 2. You're depending on lines. (Example: the philtrum, below the nose. There are no strong value changes here but you used a line.) I can see you know how to use values, so once you step away from the lines, the skill you already have will shine through. Two ideas: first, keep your lines on a separate layer so you can hide them and recreate what you see using blocks only; second, group similar values (you're already doing this) so instead of a line, you have a border between one value and another. Don't worry at all about the hair. If you treat it as a volume with form, your brushstrokes are confident, and you use soft edges at the hairline, hair will always be the easiest part. Smaller things to consider: - The volume under the eye. What shape or what simplified values are there? - Do a little something for the neck, at least to show the dark shadow. It will make everything else you've done look better, because the head is held up by something that feels real | Artwod Feedback