/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6736163
>>6736314
im pretty busy and behind multiple fucking schedules, ill catch up with you shortly
in the mean time, you need to start straining and developing a sense for the masses of the face

you need the knowledge of what makes faces appealing / pretty / cute / grizzled / feminine / masculine / etc

you need the skill and precision to depict exactly that

and you need the knowledge and a trained eye for constructing / deconstructing faces (heads) into their important, big parts

i dont want to encroach on your studies, but i want to suggest you use one of these refs sprinkled inbetween your self-chosen refs. for example chose one of these randomly and check them off the list every even-numbered drawing you do.

if you choose to do so, try keeping the following in mind while drawing them:
dont try to make them pretty (making things pretty and subtle is covered by your references, and it is a very difficult thing to achieve for all artists)
instead, go absolutely wild. make big, exaggerated shapes, draw the wrinkles too strong, the noses extremely curved, the brow on the monkeys over the top cave man like - and so on

what you are looking for and trying to decipher is very subtle in your studies, but in these pictures, the facial features are very strong and clearly to see even for beginners. it might give you a "taste" of what your perception of faces will become once you have a deeper understanding of facial structure. and you will be able to spot the structure even in subtle, round, perfectly lit, make-up covered pretty faces.

and even though we dont see wrinkles and prominent brow ridges in those pretty asian people, the knowledge of where all those features *should* be, will help you make precise judgements on the actual, minimal lines that describe facial features.