Hey guys, my name is Aria and this is my first post. I stopped drawing back in 2016 and decided to restart my art journey in 2019. I really want to improve my skills and I think this community would be a perfect place to do it. So I attached a few pages from my sketchbook of recent portraits I've done. I tried to make the portraits look more interesting by pushing the shapes a little more. I'm very timid about shape design. I feel like I don't know what I'm doing so I always go back to my comfort zone. I know it's bad and need to push myself out of it. If there are any exercises that I can do, let me know! And any critiques on my sketches are welcomed. :) I hope you're all doing well and happy drawing!