/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Ok I am back... I traced the face today then shaded the linework with the ref nearby. Couple things I noticed
>tracing was very fast, like 5 mins
>spent WAY too long rendering the face afterwards
>also tried rendering on one layer, it wasn't so bad

Things I want to try:
>trace more faces to learn feature placements since it seems like I can do this quickly
>place landmarks over the ref only (instead of tracing)
>learn to render faster

Things for this face
>something strange with her left cheek...
>I shifted all the shading down from the linework instead of directly under it
>gotta practice hair some more. I tried blocking it out initially, but it looks like slurry

I might start on another face tonight... can't decide