Hi! You're starting out strong with the course--you've got great tonality in your strokes/value groups, clear edges, and a good grasp on simplification. As for feedback: There are a few spots in the shadows that stand out as brighter and more detailed--the eyelid, nose, and jaw area. Try bringing these down in value, or even combining into the surrounding groups of value where possible. While they may be lighter than other areas in shadows, they don't change enough to be as bright and detailed as areas hit by direct light. Another common misconception that's a rather quick fix is leaving the eye whites as pure white. Even if they are literally white, due to the shadows, they most usually appear more of a light grey, but take into account how intensely the environment will cast a shadow on a case by case. For proportions, the course will go more in depth and give more exercises to train this skill, but a quick tip for now that can help is to check the alignment of features/checkpoints against others, especially on the vertical or horizontal. For example, on the right side of the page (the part of the face cast in shadow), a vertical line starting from the left tip of his eye would align with his nostril edge and lip edge. This knowledge can help both with placement and assessing/correcting your lay-in sketch. Hopefully this helps, and let me know if you ever have any questions come up :)