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That is a classic stumbling block. Don't be discouraged! :)

Hi Joshua,

I split this post into its own topic, since while it's related to figure drawing, it is also its own contained question, and I thought others might benefit from the answers being easily findable.

There are a lot of different methods of doing face gestures, but this is how I do it:

At 30 seconds, I try for a shape to represent the head. That might be an oval, a rectangle, whatever I see most strongly in the person's features. Sometimes, it turns out to be two shapes, because from the side I need to represent the bulge of the back of the skull where the brain pan hangs out. Then, I draw the "crosshairs" that represent the midlines of the face, along which the nose and eyes will rest. These are just two lines that I will use as a guide, not any actual features.

At 60 seconds, I do the above, but rough in the shape of the eyes and maybe a line to represent the mouth. Maybe I also draw a line to represent where the bottom of the nose will fall.

At 120 seconds, I do the above, then go back and make corrections to try and get the proportions more dialed in. I might erase some of the outlines of my face circle and redraw to account for the "dip" of the eye socket, or the jut of the cheekbone.

With enough time to finish refining the comparisons and proportions, I might then attempt to draw the features on to my now measured face frame.

Very nice! What time interval did you use for these?

Updated OP again.

Yeah, improvement every time I look at your work.

I noticed in your posts that you've been practicing for about a year? I am understanding that right?

Hi Beckere,

What kind of computer are you using, and what browser do you use to access the site?

I took a look at that Youtube series you posted, Joshua, and it looks great. I might feature it on our blog when I'm done watching it.

Sanne, you said everything I was thinking, but better. Thank you!

Joshua, I would agree that your drawings look improved, and I think it is okay for you to count that as an increase in skill even if it came from tips someone else gave you. Lots of people never take the advice! ;)

Comparing your earlier attempts to these latest ones, how do you feel about your own progress and practice direction?

Wow, another major improvement! I like how you are using the overlapping rectangles to represent the main portion of the hand and the muscles of the thumb. It's giving your under drawings a much more true-to-life shape and proportion.

It jumped out at me on the second to last drawing that the palm is out of proportion to where you've put the fingers. If you hold your hands out in front of yourself, palms facing away from you, and make an L shape with your pointer and thumb, you will see clearly that the pointer is at the very edge of your hand. If you fold your thumbs in toward your palm, hiding them from your view, this becomes even more apparent -- the hand becomes essentially a square that is then almost the very same width as your four fingers are when pressed together.

If you hold your thumb out straight again, note the flap of skin that connects the side of your hand to the inside of your thumb. This can create the impression of the hand being wider, but really, the bones and the muscles are mostly all in alignment with the fingers.

On your pinky side, there's a very slight curve outward of the hand from wrist to the outer edge of your pinky's base, which keeps it from being a perfect rectangle, but again, this difference is slight. Hope that helps as something to think about when drawing!

That is okay, you are still really early in your learning process. Still looks like you're on the right track. Keep it up! :D

It looks like there's two Joshua's, and some of your posts got mixed up during the transfer. I'll work on straightening that out! :)

Update: Should be all fixed now! :)

You are so welcome! Thank you for saying so, and I will definitely check out your challenge progress. :D

Known issues
* Some older browsers still show the "black screen bug," despite previous improvements. For now, the work-around is to use a different browser.

Released fixes
* Using the "previous" button while paused can result in the timer going too fast when resumed. PATCH RELEASED - 6/21/2018
* If you click pause, then use the forward or back buttons, the countdown timer starts and the pause button will no longer work. FIXED - 5/21/2018
* Mobile devices tend to go to sleep while you're using the tools. FIXED - 5/21/2018
* Reduced the frequency of the top back bar growing to be two lines tall on smartphones in portrait rotation. - 5/21/2018
* "Register" link on login stand-alone page only served to reload the login page. FIXED - PATCH RELEASED 5/20/2018
* Class mode is utilizing 30 seconds for all portions of class. FIXED - PATCH RELEASED 5/19/2018
* Black bar does not extend to bottom of timer if there is no credit for the image available. FIXED - PATCH RELEASED 5/19/2018
* iPad and Safari do not correctly resize images. POTENTIALLY FIXED (waiting for user confirmations) PATCH RELEASED 05/19/2018
* Make pause dialogue less disruptive. FINISHED - PATCH RELEASED 05/19/2018
* Break messages need to be updated to include the exact recommended break length, instead of just showing it in the "time left" timer. FINISHED - PATCH RELEASED 05/19/2018
* Break messages should not advance the photos. FINISHED - PATCH RELEASED 05/19/2018
* In the animals section when you click “Only show live animals” it says no images fit this criteria. FIXED - PATCH RELEASED 05/19/2018
* Better image pre-loading. FINISHED - PATCH RELEASED 05/19/2018
* "All but insects" option is temporarily not available in the animal drawing tool FIXED - PATCH RELEASED 05/19/2018
* Some versions of Internet Explorer do not display images in the drawing tools. FINISHED - PATCH RELEASED 01/12/2017

I'll update this topic frequently as things unfold and new issues are reported.

Last updated 5/21/2018