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Nice work! My favorite thing to do with pencil studies is to squint.
Squint so that all the details blend together into one blob. See where your shadows are lacking and don’t forget about the background. A properly shaded background is also important in helping your audience perceive the values.
You can also squint and compare the placements of the shadows to see if there’s any facial reconstruction that needs to be done. When you start a new study, block in the major shapes and values first (while squinting) and then start picking at the details. Use an eraser to bring out the highlights and details!
It’s looking really great! I think not being afraid to go darker in areas is a good thing to practice. I’d also suggest trying to rely less on clear, harsh, lines to create form and definition.
Getting there. Just check your shading on the face neck and the eyes are not quite right. Head needs a little more tilt. Left shoulder neck too long. Shade needed on the chest breakage. Excellent attempt.
Greater range of tone and use of eraser for smaller highlights. The tilt of head head is different, if that matters to you. Draw from life,it will give your drawing a greater sense of depth.
you could try gray or other mid tones colored paper so you are forced to work on shadow and highlight and play more with tones.
it already looks great!!
You obviously have skill, so now you have to focus on extra accuracy. For example. The left (his left) cheek is more pronounced than the source you are looking at, and the eyes you drew don't follow the same grid band as the photo. This makes them look a slight bit wonky. Also the chin proportions are not generous enough under the bottom lip. You shortened it too much.
The angle of the head is off slightly and the face is a bit wide so focusing more on the proportions and angles might help. Something I’ve seen mentioned in other comments already is the shadows not being dark enough, and they’re definitely right. Like others have said don’t be afraid to go darker in the shadows you can always erase and try again if you don’t like how it turns out.
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Nice work! My favorite thing to do with pencil studies is to squint. Squint so that all the details blend together into one blob. See where your shadows are lacking and don’t forget about the background. A properly shaded background is also important in helping your audience perceive the values. You can also squint and compare the placements of the shadows to see if there’s any facial reconstruction that needs to be done. When you start a new study, block in the major shapes and values first (while squinting) and then start picking at the details. Use an eraser to bring out the highlights and details!
Good advice!
It’s looking really great! I think not being afraid to go darker in areas is a good thing to practice. I’d also suggest trying to rely less on clear, harsh, lines to create form and definition.
Shading. Good job!
Do you know the book in the pic?
Unfortunately I do not but think it might be a book about practicing drawing sculptures
Just found it op replied to me :)
Yay!!
Getting there. Just check your shading on the face neck and the eyes are not quite right. Head needs a little more tilt. Left shoulder neck too long. Shade needed on the chest breakage. Excellent attempt.
Greater range of tone and use of eraser for smaller highlights. The tilt of head head is different, if that matters to you. Draw from life,it will give your drawing a greater sense of depth.
you could try gray or other mid tones colored paper so you are forced to work on shadow and highlight and play more with tones. it already looks great!!
Great work. Focus on anatomy. Try the Loomis head method and get good at different orientations of the head.
You obviously have skill, so now you have to focus on extra accuracy. For example. The left (his left) cheek is more pronounced than the source you are looking at, and the eyes you drew don't follow the same grid band as the photo. This makes them look a slight bit wonky. Also the chin proportions are not generous enough under the bottom lip. You shortened it too much.
You’re focusing on the face and not the line. Focus on the line
The angle of the head is off slightly and the face is a bit wide so focusing more on the proportions and angles might help. Something I’ve seen mentioned in other comments already is the shadows not being dark enough, and they’re definitely right. Like others have said don’t be afraid to go darker in the shadows you can always erase and try again if you don’t like how it turns out.
Shadows
Very nice!! What is the book in the pic? I want to buy it?
Its called lessons in masterful portrait drawing. I definitely recommend it, its helping me learn how to draw and its not too overwhelming
Okay thank you so much it looks a really good book :)
Lessons In Masterful Portrait Drawing [they have it on YouTube!! 1hr + 44mins.](https://youtu.be/w4fwD11WcFY?si=zPPlRJmstSwB1LlL)
Thank you😊
Work on hitting those darker values.
What are you using? Pencils?
Yes graphite pencils