/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4833964
1. Your pic is definitely better than my 2013 as far as looking like an actual human is concerned.

2. The construction is solid. Vilppu and Hampton are both good. I don't think your feature placement is as big of an issue as you think it is.

3. You didn't post the reference pic so my version is just winging it so the likeness is probably gone.

4. I would suggest doing your portrait practices with just line for now. Working with value/painting is going to be extra hard if you're having trouble defining/understanding the features as 3d objects(moth as a sphere, eyes as a visor, etc). Trying to to learn that as well as painting/value at the same time is a lot anon.

5. I understand the self deprecation, but chill out man.

6. Most importantly: Like you said, your most recent attempt is from almost over a month ago. You simply aren't putting in the time.

The hardest thing about learning this shit is the hundreds of drawings and hours you put in producing things you don't like looking at. There's no way around it. I don't know what exactly you want to do with art, whether it be a career, a side hustle or simply a hobby but making a bad drawing then not trying for a month doesn't move the needle at all. You would undoubtedly be better if you had been trying every single day. It sucks yeah, but it sucks for everyone.

Try focusing on seperate things like >>4833515 said. Draw the features in isolation, set a timer so you can go through a bunch of faces but only focusing on construction, feature placement etc.

You get what you put in anon.