facial expressions practice

https://imgur.com/a/LF9Uokd

I'm trying to improve my skills of drawing faces. unfortunately, i didn't set a timer or anything so i don't know how long each of them took. i also added the screenshots of the initial references, all from this website.

my main problem is struggling with proportions and catching, thus capturing, emotion. i used this website to practice and set the expression to neutral - these don't seem exactly neutral to me. anyway!, i would appreciate any critique on these sketches, not only on the stuff i described.

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from what I've noticed, their chin looks weird in the third sketch (going from the bottom) because i messed up their proportions and tried to fix it -- didn't go well. overall i like how this piece turned out, especially since i haven't practiced in a long time. :)

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p.s genuinely I'm afraid i loved the model's features too much and might have exaggerated them. it wasn't not my goal at all. (and english isn't my first language so my wording must seem weird. i apologize in advance if you had trouble reading this post.)

• Worldpeace edited this post on October 16, 2024 11:11am.