I feel like it is too early to start shading. I dont think you understand the 3d form and planes of the nose very well yet especially the connection of the wing to the bridge. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRrXpZNoHmc this video is great for your studies. But other than that i can tell all the noses are different from each other. It ıs nice to see variety <3

I try to build the drawings up like Stan teaches, but they still don't look the way I want to - without unnecessary lines, smudging etc. Of course they don't look like Stan's - duh. I wish I knew how to make them look like I'm confident... Probably just practice practice - but I feel that there's something else (or specific) I should work on. -?-

Really nice attention to value. I would recommend trying to bring a bit more structure, rhythm, and flow to the values and gradation of value. I think that would help with brining a more cohesive sense of form. The sense of form is very nice but the movement of the tones bring a bit too much chaos to the highly organized anatomy of the nose.

Hi @Bob Davis, really nice drawing! Great job with the shading and making the ball of the nose and the nostrils read three dimensional and anatomically correct! - The bridge of the nose feels a bit flat. I think it's because everything above the ball of the nose has been shifted a bit to the right in the drawing, so that it know longer aligns with the structure that is in the photo. Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!

good job man

I'm just a student myself too, so take my critique with a grain of salt, please. As far as I know, the upper eyelid always protrudes further than the lower eyelid. I think this is something you might want to keep an eye on when drawing eyes. See the attached image. Also, I assume, you're currently practicing constructive drawing. The drawing has quite a lot of wrong angles (forehead) and missshapes (nostril), these mistakes often happen to me when constructing with 3D forms. I think you could benefit from practicing some flat mapping on the side, i.e. flatten the image to 2D in your mind, detach yourself from the subject and look for lines, angles and flat shapes, to develop your eye to notice these mistakes. I think you're doing fine. Keep on practicing.

Hi @sogeki, nice studies. I really like the clear planes in the ball of the nose an nostrils on the second image. Makes the drawing feel three dimensional and solid! - In the first drawing I would try to get more of that structure. I would study the planes presented in the lesson video How to Draw a Nose – Anatomy and Structure. Maybe do some line drawings with just the planes. First the primary planes then the secondary. When you're aware of the planes you can design the shading to reveal the form better. I think you would appreciate reading this critique https://www.proko.com/s/yAJE. The Portrait Drawing Course doesn't go in depth about how to draw 3D forms, but the Figure Drawing Fundamentals course does (lesson 3). I think you would appreciate taking it. Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!