Advice on picture ^.^

[Hesperia the Goddess]

Okayyyyyyyyyyyy well for starters, yes, this is me. Before you ask, I'm trying to get around my parent's "no face in profile picture" rule. Dumb rebellion, I know. xd
I'm going to go back and most likely shade it in and so forth, but I feel like something in it is off and thought I'd ask some advice from people with a little more experience than myself. Sorry the pictures are so big, feel free to downsize them. I would REALLY appreciate some help and the "redline" sketches would be amazing.

[Hesperia the Goddess]

Bump... Ayuda, por favor?

[Hesperia the Goddess]

Bumppp stare

[Razzle-Dazzle Star]

There seems to be too much space on the cheek, making the eye and fingers looks too small.

I'd suggest using a grid to help with placement. They work wonders!

[Hesperia the Goddess]

Razzle-Dazzle Star

There seems to be too much space on the cheek, making the eye and fingers looks too small.

I'd suggest using a grid to help with placement. They work wonders!

Thank you! ^.^

[Savaille]

No face in profile picture, but fine for Gaia signature? lol

Try to not make your lines so heavy or scratchy. Use long strokes of the pencil for a smoother effect.

Drawing from photos is always harder for me than irl. I don't suggest drawing from a grid. If you're drawing from your screen sit back from it some. You can use your fingers / pencil / whatever to help you judge the distances between different parts of the image. A few basic things about face anatomy would help as well (tip of ear is roughly at the eyebrow line, nose is on the center line, etc)

[Hesperia the Goddess]

Savaille

No face in profile picture, but fine for Gaia signature? lol

Try to not make your lines so heavy or scratchy. Use long strokes of the pencil for a smoother effect.

Drawing from photos is always harder for me than irl. I don't suggest drawing from a grid. If you're drawing from your screen sit back from it some. You can use your fingers / pencil / whatever to help you judge the distances between different parts of the image. A few basic things about face anatomy would help as well (tip of ear is roughly at the eyebrow line, nose is on the center line, etc)

They don't care about gaia. Of course only facebook is where the ***** are. (I have weird parents, don't judge) And I started off with light lines, but then I drew over them harder. Thank you with the anatomy thing though! Pfft you would think I'd know what my own face looks like.

[Savaille]

Hesperia the Goddess

It's better to keep the lines lighter until you start shading imo. Value should be the main thing used to define surfaces, not thick lines (:

And yeaaah. I've been working on a self portrait too, it's a pain in the butt. Much easier drawing other people~

[Crazy Scribbles]

Make sure you always draw what you see, and not what you think you see. A good practice for this is to turn your reference image upside down and draw it that way. It's great for training your mind and eye to be more accurate. With your thumb and nail, you're drawing what you think is a thumb, rather than what is actually in the picture.

[Hesperia the Goddess]

Crazy Scribbles

Make sure you always draw what you see, and not what you think you see. A good practice for this is to turn your reference image upside down and draw it that way. It's great for training your mind and eye to be more accurate. With your thumb and nail, you're drawing what you think is a thumb, rather than what is actually in the picture.

You're right, I tend not to look at my reference picture too much when drawing. It's usually before and after. I'll try the upside down thing! Thank you 4laugh

[Crazy Scribbles]

Hesperia the Goddess

Crazy Scribbles

Make sure you always draw what you see, and not what you think you see. A good practice for this is to turn your reference image upside down and draw it that way. It's great for training your mind and eye to be more accurate. With your thumb and nail, you're drawing what you think is a thumb, rather than what is actually in the picture.

You're right, I tend not to look at my reference picture too much when drawing. It's usually before and after. I'll try the upside down thing! Thank you 4laugh

You're welcome, dear! Good luck with the drawing.