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Alright, let's check out your "Portraits in Perspective" project submissions. I'll go through both level 1 and 2 and offer some tips on fixing the usual mistakes.
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pinkfin
7d
the 15 was so hard for me... And at the end it still seems like it's wrong:(
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7d
Hey @pinkfin. Nice work 👍 15 does feel a bit off, but it seems to be angled in the right direction. It might be because the side plane doesn't go back far enough. It looks like the side plane is the front plane because of the proportions.

Patrick Alexander Büchi
10d
Last 6 box-heads/head-boxes! Still struggling with the silhouette of the headshape leading my decisions for putting down the converging lines, though I yet again am able to see an improvement.
Any kind of critique is very welcome, have a nice one everybody!

@hmateistefan
25d
Alright, after watching the critique I feel pretty bad about these, I'll try and do some again! In the meantime maybe someone wants to chime in :D
Tommy Pinedo
1mo
After watching the demo, critique and doing a few more of level 2 exercises, I decided to do two attempts using these references.
been practicing for 2 weeks….I hope the results are showing from everyday practice….😅
Will continue to do these as I move through the course. Looking forward to the next topic now 😃
Tommy Pinedo
1mo
Did a few more practice after watching the demo, and critique. This is fun and it takes a bit of brain power to concentrate to get the proportions at least close to looking good.

@goobish
1mo
more boxes from the video I think I need to keep in mind relationships and do a bit more measuring

Agnieszka
3mo
I always wondered how a box could help me draw people in perspective. I mean, the head is not a box! But now I understand. Thank you so much! This was a difficult exercise for me at times because I had to get the proportions, placement, etc., right. The portraits I did after watching the critique, I had to fix four times, starting over from scratch. I need to measure more, and my portraits are improving step by step, but I’m still not satisfied with the result. I don’t see the 3D head that Stan shows in his demos and critiques.
I just got the idea that the Asaro head might be helpful. Does anyone have more tips for better portrait drawing? I don’t know why, but my proportions in portraits are completely off at first, and I always have to make a lot of adjustments. It’s like I’m losing my ability to see properly when it comes to this topic
Stefan Sharkov
3mo
Here are my sketches after watching the demo video. I happy to see an improvement in my perspective after this exercise.
Natasha Johnson
4mo
There’s a glitch my work was posted 4 times . Sorry everyone , dont know how to fix it .
Natasha Johnson
4mo
Really had a lot of fun this time post critique . Im happy that i can now understand how to see the boxes in organic forms . My first try was messy as I didn’t know what to look for . Im also happy that in real life im looking for shapes and simple forms . Thanks Stan loving the course .

Jack H
7mo
Here's the last set of practices before moving on to 3pp. I definitely feel like my skills are drawing head boxes have improved, but there's still much room for improvement. But I'm definitely done with drawing heads for the moment.

Karl
7mo
Heyo :) Tried my hand at these exercises and found them quite challenging. Especially number 9. After watching the demos I then realized that I struggle with foreshortening and I think I tend to make the faces too wide. Also I realized now that I seem to forget to align the smaller shapes like the lips, jaw and ears with the direction of the corresponding plane. Any critiques would be welcome! Have a good day :)
Ian
8mo
My attempts after watching the demo and critiques. I did 07, 13, 02, 09, 10, 15
Tony Zhang
8mo
One last Marshall head and I’m ready to go!

Ron Kempke
9mo
From a top view, the rear of the human head is wider than the front of it so I believe a "keystone" box top was intended to show it - hence the diverging lines.

@offworld
11mo
Some proportion issues among other things. Not feeling confident about my progress if I’m being honest.
Robert
1yr
I saw it in the critique a few times. Is the center line of the box the center line of the face? I saw a few references where you could clearly see that one side of the front plane appears to be bigger than the other side.

May Berry
1yr
Lv 1 Again. I tried drawing the Y Axis first to make it easier. Although I'm just noticing that some of my axis is off, but I'm going to commit to it anyway.
Ihori Kobayashi
1yr
While watching the Level 2 demo and Critique videos, I tried the Level 2 project. When I see these pictures, I notice that they look less three-dimensional than how they look on paper.
Zach Pipher
1yr
has proko done on camera reference 12 anywhere? i am scrubbed each video and i dont know if i missed it. I'm having a lot of trouble with it.

@birte
6mo
Maybe a little late, but at 42:50 he shortly points out an example of ref. 12 that he says is accurate.
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