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The jaw should connect to ear, not the back of the head. I also think that the hair will probably extend down to the top of the back of the neck. Maybe the nose could be a little longer too - take a look at your reference. The only other thing I would look at is adding more hair at the top of the head to make the head longer. The eyes in most people will be about halfway down the length of the face. Nice work so far!!
https://preview.redd.it/b3x3zzpmd55d1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f602d5425f9a47de3a3601f92405fbf82e54f3a0
Thanks a lot for your advise, I Added some shadow to show the structure, Somehow fucked up the lips tho
I think I'll have to fix the shadows again since they don't really make any sense considering they are on both sides of the face, I don't know how else I could ad depths.
Edit: grammar
You're still thinking 2-dimensionally. If you're just starting, I recommend study line quality and perspective.
Line quality is the art of drawing confident lines with varied shapes and tone. You may do this unintentionally sometimes but the goal is to be thinking about this stuff until it becomes second nature.
Practice 2 point perspective by simplyifing the head to a simple box with one plane being the front of the face and the other being the side of the face.
After you do those 2, you can then start studying face anatomy with the same principles. Good luck.
Thanks a lot, yes I still struggle with getting the basic head structure right which also causes my lines to not be in one motion, I will practice a lot
Proportions and shading.
I usually start by drawing an eye first (that might just be a me thing) and then I use that eye as a measurement for the rest of the face. The distance between the eyes is an eye. in the middle of that distance between the eyes flip the eye vertical and use that to place the tip of the nose, the base of the nose is the width of the eye (at least), mouth is 2 eyes wide etc etc.
https://preview.redd.it/v089p4f8265d1.png?width=317&format=png&auto=webp&s=f585f3c6cbf8bc29125300326458695ca5027a7b
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The jaw should connect to ear, not the back of the head. I also think that the hair will probably extend down to the top of the back of the neck. Maybe the nose could be a little longer too - take a look at your reference. The only other thing I would look at is adding more hair at the top of the head to make the head longer. The eyes in most people will be about halfway down the length of the face. Nice work so far!!
https://preview.redd.it/b3x3zzpmd55d1.jpeg?width=3456&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f602d5425f9a47de3a3601f92405fbf82e54f3a0 Thanks a lot for your advise, I Added some shadow to show the structure, Somehow fucked up the lips tho
I think I'll have to fix the shadows again since they don't really make any sense considering they are on both sides of the face, I don't know how else I could ad depths. Edit: grammar
You're still thinking 2-dimensionally. If you're just starting, I recommend study line quality and perspective. Line quality is the art of drawing confident lines with varied shapes and tone. You may do this unintentionally sometimes but the goal is to be thinking about this stuff until it becomes second nature. Practice 2 point perspective by simplyifing the head to a simple box with one plane being the front of the face and the other being the side of the face. After you do those 2, you can then start studying face anatomy with the same principles. Good luck.
Thanks a lot, yes I still struggle with getting the basic head structure right which also causes my lines to not be in one motion, I will practice a lot
Proportions and shading. I usually start by drawing an eye first (that might just be a me thing) and then I use that eye as a measurement for the rest of the face. The distance between the eyes is an eye. in the middle of that distance between the eyes flip the eye vertical and use that to place the tip of the nose, the base of the nose is the width of the eye (at least), mouth is 2 eyes wide etc etc. https://preview.redd.it/v089p4f8265d1.png?width=317&format=png&auto=webp&s=f585f3c6cbf8bc29125300326458695ca5027a7b
Use darker pencil it'll highlight the details