This was a fun assignment. I was trying to stay loose and really tried to see the ellipses. Some felt strange to draw out, but I believe it should get easier as I progress through the class. Thank you for any feedback. I numbered them, sorry if they uploaded in the wrong order.

Here are my assignments. Previously, I studied how to draw a portrait using the Loomis method, which I felt quite comfortable with, but I still made some mistakes that appeared later in the drawing and forced me to work hard to correct them. The Michael method is slightly different and easy to follow, so I hope it will help me correct the mistakes I have been making up until now.

Here are all my practice drawings with some corrections as I drew along with the critique. I think I struggle most with communicating the underside of the jaw. All feedback is much appreciated!

i need more demo's, lots more demo's, thanks

Hello, I am trying really hard to understand the head tilt; when the head is angled and tilted the results I see are not the same as how you are drawing it and I don't know if I am understanding this incorrectly. For example: at 16:29 in the critique video, I downloaded the picture and drew the lines over his face. The angles that I drew over his face are different than the angles you drew in your example. What markers are best to use to understand the tilt? I read in a previous comment that you said follow the lines of the features. Is this what you suggest? If so the feature line at this marker does not line up with the drawing. There are other examples of this, I am just pointing it out so I can figure out what is the best way to determine the tilt. Another example is at 19:26. Please help me understand the best way to understand the best reference for the tilt line. thank you - Laura

I’m still trying to understand the skull structure and how to simplify the forms. I’m not sure if I did it right, especially the front and back view with the head tilted down — that really confused me 😵‍💫

Followed a long the video, grabbed the reference on screen, and did my own take before the solution by Michael Hampton was shown, the redlines are corrections after seeing the solution, feedback is appreciated.

what do you think about necks? I kinda fell that i haven't understood completly the S and C lines rule

Need more practice!!!

Super helpful to see other's stuff and know a) I'm doing alright and b) where my challenges lie: form intersections, and getting the under-planes of the jaw properly positioned. I'd add also getting that initial ball right. Time to refine!

Joined a few days ago. Great content @Michael Hampton ! Hoping for feedback on these four 4-step images, particularly wrt perspective. Thanks!

I think I am starting to understand these up angles now! I posted some practice. Wondering if you think I'm understanding these chin plains okay now? @Michael Hampton or if its okay to move on at this level of understanding... This course is so fantastic and so much thoughtful work has been put into it!

ideally, should the line angle of the neck we are thinking be the "overall" feel of the neck, or following the stretch, pinch, or something else? @Michael Hampton

@Michael Hampton The major axis of the ellipse has to be complete perpendicular to the tilt line? Thanks

I numbered the drawings so it's easy to match with the references. Any help would be awesome! Tks in advance

Thanks so much for the detailed critique! You mentioned a couple of times that the tilt line and the line for the front of the face should be parallel, same for the brow / chin line. Doesn't that break perspective / foreshortening? And especially for the side of the face, I would expect it to have to go inwards, as the chin is more narrow than the brow.