I checked the drawing in Procreate and it turned out it wasn't very close to the actual measurements. I'll keep drawing this week and checking my approximations in Procreate. I have a question about measurements. When measuring with a pencil, do you use a 1:1 scale or do you convert to another unit and then calculate using approximations of 1/3 or 1/2? Or both? I've never drawn using measurements before and I feel completely lost.

Here's another one i made today. I tried to integrate all the measuring methods that were included in the last couple videos/lessons. The methods are really helpful!

Here's my assignment. I've to practice measuring more since it felt very unintuitive.

It's pretty light but I prefer to do it this way for the lay in. Quite happy with the proportions

I think I did this portrait way better than the last one! I printed the picture this time and kept it next to me, instead of just looking at it on the screen and doing the measurements in Photoshop. I think I’m going to trust my pencil for measuring from now on :)))

I'm not sure if this is cheating or goes against the exercise, but I used a grid in GIMP. I chose a size and offset for the grid that provided the best points of reference for my drawing.

My attempt before the video. Here I measured proportions with a pencil first.

This is my attempt before watching the demo. I'm still struggling with the measuring, but I think it turned out pretty good!

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what if youre trying to draw the portrait larger than the reference?

Great exercise! I felt, something wasn't right but never I would have assumed that my eyes are too high and the eysockets too small! And now it is so clear that the neck was way too big!

My first attempt before watching the demo. Pretty happy with the result, some outer facial structures I missed, but most key features are sharp. 1. Drawing 2. References I took (documented them in Paint -- no measuring there) 3. Differences (procreate)

This is my try at this portrait. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks!

Attempted before watching the demo. Please critique!

My attempt after the video. I can see that I'm gaining more confidence and speed in measuring ;)

This was really hard! Especially since faces have lots of complex proportions, and humans are hard-wired to notice things off with faces. It made me laugh. That said, I see why they went with faces since: lots of proportions = lots of practice, and being easy to see mistakes on faces = students can be their own grader. In any case: Compared to my first assignment in "Project - Measure Proportions", I did much better! Besides some things being off when I eyeballed them, for the most part it looks good! That said, I made so many reference marks. if you look at all the marks and plumb lines I made (3rd picture), it almost looks like a grid. It was so much, that I got lost in them and made the eye brows one notch higher, hahaha. I guess the goal is that with enough practice, the number of measurements you'll have to do will go down, as your eyes get better at approximating proportions. I look forward to having that skill.

It’s hard not getting impatient with the measurement - and also not getting lost in it. I think it is not exactly my cup of tea but I’ll keep trying. Used some different approaches. The grid feels like cheating though - won’t use that again.

I think instead of taking a picture, You can put the paper against the screen too. At least if the drawing isn't too large and fits the screen?