/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I haven't checked in a while, but holy shit, was turning /ic/ NSFW one of the worst things that could happen to this board?
>Porn
>Anime shit
>Furries
>No IRL reference studies
>No perspective threads
>No threads discussing artists
>No more /las/
It's over

So I've been working on strictly loomis, proko, hampton and zarins for the last 7 months. About once every few days for about half an hour I'll try to apply these teachings to anime and none of it works when applying it to the head. The bodies are just simple modifications.

I've tried going as basic as possible, using loomis, but I can't even get that to work consistently. Anime heads are so alien and bizarre, and they differ based on artist. In fact, I can tell some amateur artists on pixiv don't even know proper construction techniques based on their nose positioning making absolutely no sense.

What's the secret?

Where should you go with Loomis after/not including "Fun with a Pencil" ?

Is "Successful Drawing" the next step? Or is it "Drawing the Head and Hands" or one of his other books?