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I think these are really, really great! I think you captured the likeness more in the female than the male but they both look good. On the male drawing, it is extremely close so hardly a critique, but if anything I would say the left side of the face needs some minor adjustments, such as bring the eyebrow and eye down a little, which will shorten the length of the nose a tad bit, and maybe bring that cheekbone in just a tad If likeness is what you're going for. But honestly they are both better than I could do so who am I to talk LOL!

THIS IS AMAZING! THANK YOU!

"...your standards also get higher, often at a faster rate than your skill."

THIS. Bane of my existence.

Oh awesome!

Just curious, is there a way to see the Lifetime practice hours For my account?

I definitely have noticed the "inner critic" growing ever louder in my practice. I think I just need to do it for fun for a while and not so much trying to squeeze every last drop of learning and practice out of the session.

Gosh… I don't even know. Not sure if I've ever even been in "the zone". By L mode do you mean left brain?

Gosh… I don't even know. Not sure if I've ever even been in "the zone". By L mode do you mean left brain?

Wow that makes TOTAL sense!!!

Great advice everyone, thanks so much! I think I started getting too finicky instead of being nice and loose like before, and I think my brain is in chaos as I am unlearning some bad habits. And so true, I shouldn't always compare to previous works but just simply ask myself if I learned anything this time or like any particular detail. Great stuff!

OK so I know it is normal to hit plateaus and even experience slight "regression" from time to time after intense periods of practice and study. But is it normal to have what seems to be severe regression of skill after practicing and studying several weeks, for hours a day? I jumped back into figure drawing on September 1 and have been hitting it hard every day since then. But tonight, what I produced during my two hour practice session almost seems to be worse than what I was producing when I first started. I mean, like really really bad. Just curious if anyone else has experienced this, and did it get better on its own or did you have to do something to push through? Thanks in advance for any advice/help!