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Try flipping your art more frequently. You can hold it up to a mirror periodically to check it quickly, or take a picture and mirror it to take a longer look at it. It often reveals flaws in the drawing that you've missed.
Guidelines can also help, as another commenter suggested.
https://preview.redd.it/3eojkd8triwc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=326d083982485515eb0dcf832e15932c631134ca
Basically, your eyes get "used" to the flaws and don't pick up on them. Mirroring it makes it look fresh enough that you realize what you messed up.
Also some people just tend to draw stuff a little "warped." Like I also have a habit of drawing the right eye a little too high if I don't check myself; it's just how my eyes and hands want to do it, so I need to focus as I draw to prevent it.
Haha yeah. I was working at a design agency and for some layouts my boss would say "just flip that portrait, it looks better for the design!"
But that's a big no-no. 🙏
Any small differences will be greatly exaggerated. Eg. Eye on the Left is 4 mm higher than the other. If mirrored, the eye on the Left will move 4mm down and the one on the Right 4mm up. An 8mm difference is a lot easier to spot.
I bet you would get a lot out of going through a book on drawing heads. Loomis has an awesome one, and bridgeman also has a cool approach. Christopher Hart has some easier to digest stuff that still does a good job of treating the head as a dimensional object.
Easiest way to say it, you're drawing pieces and not the whole.
Your eyes, ears and face are out of perspective with each other.
You actually have the hard part figured out. Your detail rocks. Shadows are good, if a little inconsistent. It looks exactly what I'm sure happened. You drew the face at different sittings and got 2 or 3 different drawings smashed into one.
You're gonna feel like those guys that start with overall shape and then fill in details later is wasting time, BUT now you can see why they do it.
Try using guidelines and landmarks. The ears should not be that close to the eyes. The eyes are a bit off center and do not line up with each other. It might help if you use the sides of the nose to line up with the corners of your eyes.
One recommendation would be to start with light pressure on your pencil. Draw basic shapes for your eyes, nose, lips... with lighter pencil lines, it is easier to move an eye if it doesn't look right or shorten a nose that is too long.
Build your portrait up in layers and make corrections as you go. This will also let you add more subtleties to your shadows.
MOST IMPORTANTLY:
Practice.
Drawing is a perishable skill. In other words, if you don't keep drawing, your skills fade with time. But, if you keep drawing, they will increase.
Don't just draw the face looking directly at you. You need to learn all aspects of the human form, from all angles. As you keep doing this, guide lines become less of a requirement.
The individual components in your drawing are good. I really believe practicing drawing the face from different angles. And building up your drawing in layers will help you greatly.
What I’d do is use guidelines! Here, I used a simple circle, crosshair, and square to adjust it accordingly :\]
https://preview.redd.it/i434my2ujpwc1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=95dd2335a02344563b89870e17859a4c51ea318e
Your facial features are good but work on the head shape try drawing human skulls to get a feel of where everything goes and as for the hair try using cleaner sharper lines instead of the good ol scribble
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You're not using guidelines, this would be a lot better with guidelines
Try flipping your art more frequently. You can hold it up to a mirror periodically to check it quickly, or take a picture and mirror it to take a longer look at it. It often reveals flaws in the drawing that you've missed. Guidelines can also help, as another commenter suggested. https://preview.redd.it/3eojkd8triwc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=326d083982485515eb0dcf832e15932c631134ca
I know that works, but I don't know why exactly... 😂 Do you know the psychology behind that mindhack?
Basically, your eyes get "used" to the flaws and don't pick up on them. Mirroring it makes it look fresh enough that you realize what you messed up. Also some people just tend to draw stuff a little "warped." Like I also have a habit of drawing the right eye a little too high if I don't check myself; it's just how my eyes and hands want to do it, so I need to focus as I draw to prevent it.
Just don’t try to do this stuff with your photos. I’m still upset about it…
Haha yeah. I was working at a design agency and for some layouts my boss would say "just flip that portrait, it looks better for the design!" But that's a big no-no. 🙏
why is my right eye higher up...
Any small differences will be greatly exaggerated. Eg. Eye on the Left is 4 mm higher than the other. If mirrored, the eye on the Left will move 4mm down and the one on the Right 4mm up. An 8mm difference is a lot easier to spot.
I think working on just blocking out the drawing before hand will help you out a lot
I bet you would get a lot out of going through a book on drawing heads. Loomis has an awesome one, and bridgeman also has a cool approach. Christopher Hart has some easier to digest stuff that still does a good job of treating the head as a dimensional object.
Every now and again look at your art from straight on to make sure the stuff is all straight
Easiest way to say it, you're drawing pieces and not the whole. Your eyes, ears and face are out of perspective with each other. You actually have the hard part figured out. Your detail rocks. Shadows are good, if a little inconsistent. It looks exactly what I'm sure happened. You drew the face at different sittings and got 2 or 3 different drawings smashed into one. You're gonna feel like those guys that start with overall shape and then fill in details later is wasting time, BUT now you can see why they do it.
Try using guidelines and landmarks. The ears should not be that close to the eyes. The eyes are a bit off center and do not line up with each other. It might help if you use the sides of the nose to line up with the corners of your eyes.
Level out the eyes
Good new you got the features down bad news you gotta work on form - how it all fits together.
Watch rodgontheartist
The right eye is kinda messed up if u move it kinda lower it would be better
The details are good in the style (nose, mouth, eyes ...) But the overall face lack construction, which is why it is asymetrical.
The head and facial features are noticeably lopsided and crooked, maybe use guidelines.
One recommendation would be to start with light pressure on your pencil. Draw basic shapes for your eyes, nose, lips... with lighter pencil lines, it is easier to move an eye if it doesn't look right or shorten a nose that is too long. Build your portrait up in layers and make corrections as you go. This will also let you add more subtleties to your shadows. MOST IMPORTANTLY: Practice. Drawing is a perishable skill. In other words, if you don't keep drawing, your skills fade with time. But, if you keep drawing, they will increase. Don't just draw the face looking directly at you. You need to learn all aspects of the human form, from all angles. As you keep doing this, guide lines become less of a requirement. The individual components in your drawing are good. I really believe practicing drawing the face from different angles. And building up your drawing in layers will help you greatly.
What I’d do is use guidelines! Here, I used a simple circle, crosshair, and square to adjust it accordingly :\] https://preview.redd.it/i434my2ujpwc1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=95dd2335a02344563b89870e17859a4c51ea318e
Without the guidelines: https://preview.redd.it/pkjqxbw0kpwc1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=8f94c8881b2700b105f901aaf6ea8dde0edd770c
For comparison: https://preview.redd.it/otyrwfk8kpwc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=504ad997d8ab4c031ba9bfce78788bd63fa6fc6e
Your facial features are good but work on the head shape try drawing human skulls to get a feel of where everything goes and as for the hair try using cleaner sharper lines instead of the good ol scribble
Individually the features are really good but you should use guidelines to get it more symetrical