I'll help you whenever I have time. Just hold on there. :)

Hold your reins. I'll help you after I finish my projects first. :)

Hi @tani123, Welcome! 😊 Nice studies! These feel carefully drawn👍I think you did a good job, dividing the face into thirds and wrapping the lines around the forms to give a sense of three dimensionality. I'll do my best to help you further: - Definitely check out the Drawing Basics course. It will give you a strong foundation to build upon, and seems like a lot of fun. Also, since it's still in the making, you have the chance of getting feedback from Stan himself, if you catch up with the assignments. Hope this helps :) Let me know if you have any questions! PS. try to take the picture parallel to your artwork, to avoid distortions. Also try to avoid casting shadows onto it when photographing. It's easier to give feedback when the drawings are clearly lit.

Hi @cesarcarlos, I think these drawings look really nice. Pretty good construction and nice linework. - Draw through the forms as if the head was made out of glass, to make sure that the construction is strong. Find the construction lines on the visible side, but also do the same for the non visible side. Check if you've made the two sides of the head symmetrical by running perspective lines back and forth. How much experience do you have in drawing? What courses have you taken? Have you learned how to draw simple forms, like boxes, cylinders and spheres in perspective? - The overhand grip takes some time getting used to, but it's definitely worth it. Try drawing larger. It's harder to control short strokes with the overhand grip. I like to draw on an A2 paper (roughly 18x24 in inches) Hope this helps :) Let me know if you have any questions!

Very helpful

Lesson 1 : how to draw the head from any angle.

Nice! I think you did a good job with the accuracy! I would try the challenge of building the features, rather than outlining them. So instead of drawing the nostrils, you build the nose with its pieces, and the outline of the nostrils is gained automatically from that. Same goes for the other features, like the eyes for example. I think this will make your drawings stronger and add to the three dimensionality and realism. Hope this helps :)

I love the pop of color added with the watercolor. The left drawing has a good contrast of linework and color. Thank you for sharing!

Hi @Andrei Kladov, nice sketch! I like how you managed to sculpt the face with hatching! Apart from this drawing, I also looked through your albums to figure out what advice to give. The main things I would recommend working on are gesture, structure and values. Your drawings could be less stiff, and the construction more solid. With a stronger understanding of values, you'll have an easier time rendering a portrait like this one. If you think practicing those things sounds like a good idea, you might want to try these exercises: - Gesture quicksketches. I would check out this Drawing Demo by Glenn Vilppu and try to mimick his way of working. At 21:00 he explains the process of starting with a flow, then fleshing it out with major forms. - Geometric forms. Practice drawing spheres, cylinders and boxes. You could think of these like vocabulary for the structure language. If you're confident with the individual words, building sentences will be easier. When you draw features, like the eyes for example, try to build them with forms. - Value studies as explained here https://www.proko.com/s/PX9q Make sure to get feedback on your work. Feel free to tag me if you post for any of these exercises💪 Hope this helps :)

excellent! Perhaps soften the shadow transition on the cheek?

Love it!

Nice! - I think you would benefit from drawing through the forms (drawing also what's on the non-visible side, lightly). This becomes a huge help when drawing the jaw in difficult positions. Also, practice drawing the head from imagination. It's a great way to test & deepen your knowledge. I like following this routine: 1. Draw from imagination 2. Check were I'm off, with reference. Studying the part I got wrong. 3. Draw again from imagination, spinning the object into a different position. Hope this helps :) Keep up the good work!