Sketching different facial features/expressions!!
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Done as part of a practice session with poses of 1 hour in length.
My current goal is: Reduce stiffness and make my drawings feel more dynamic, energetic, fluid
Thee Little King
Oh my! You draw those faces so well! I'm jealous. I'd say that Numbers 1 and 2 were very good pieces of work and conveyed a lot of emotion. I'd say 2 kinda had a little bit more emotion and fluidity due to the strands of hair giving it a bit more life. Not everyone's hair is a cluster. If you took that same style to 1, it would stand out immensely. I think Number 3 is pretty good, but if you want something more dynamic, I may suggest adding soft wrinkle lines. It might sell the disgust and a little bit more dynamism.
No 3 is definitely a challenging expression. You did a good job, but something needs adjusting. I think it might be the chin. Maybe the darkness of her left eye?
I think that's one to not look at for a day and then have another fresh look with the reference image next to it.
I wish I had more useful advice.
Good luck. Nice drawings!
I've been drawing people for 7 years so I'm pretty used to drawing expressions, but mostly relaxed ones so 1 and 2 were in my comfort zone, however I picked 3 specifically because of how challenging it is and how unused to exaggerating the features I am.
So I'm not surprised I couldn't fully capture it on my first try, but thank you for the suggestions. I'll try to compare them side by side and see what could be improved on. :)