/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3038338
>posts
>immediately spots problems

fuck.

Here's the original reference by the way for anyone curious or wanting to do it themselves.

>>3035588
Are you the Loomis head anon?

Loomis is only about construction. It helps you create a model shape of the head. It won't teach you to draw a realistic one though. The only way to learn that is by attempting to draw a face from reference. Before you approach that though, you have to correct your symbol drawing.

Symbol drawing is when you are drawing what you think and not what you see. In your case, it's when you draw an almond shape line to represent an eye. However, there are no lines in a real eye. There is just value, different shapes ranging from dark to light. To draw it well, you must be able to replicate the shapes and shades of value with the pencil.

Look at this picture for reference and try to draw it. Instead of using outlines, you must draw using shades. Pay attention to the shapes of the shadows. If you still find yourself dependent on lines, turn the picture upside down so that you stop seeing an eye and only see shapes. You can still use lines but only to mark the broad shapes to keep your drawing together.

If you can accomplish drawing this, you'll begin to understand how to draw the entire face, and it will break you out of your symbol drawing.