Beginner Face Exercise

You have a great idea of what the eyes, nose and mouth looks like at a top angle but looks shakey with the structure. I bet in no time with the help of practice of shape form, you'll find good understanding on how to continue the neck downwards.

A good study of spheres, cones and different shapes can help with buidling up the face, especially at different angles, this also helps with rendering and shading. A good study of the skull and building up knowledge of bone structures will help too as you can simply it alongside your knowledge of shapes.

Also, using a pen instead of pencil will help you make your lines more confident as erasing isn't an option and it will help makes your lines less scratchy. A good sense of line confidence will go a long way.

Hey Zach, looks like you're putting in some good effort in your face drawing. I'm Siv, and I'm also a complete beginner, so please please take my advice with a grain of salt.

Are you drawing this from a reference, or from memory? As a beginner, I would always recommend using a reference, as that will help you realize where your lines deviate from where they should be. In a pinch, if you're really struggling, you can even place your drawing over the reference to see exactly where your issues are.

I would also advise that you put expressions on the shelf for now, and instead focus on the shape of the human head (and/or neck if that's what you're interested in). Once you have a solid foundation on the basic shape of the human head, you can add features like nose, mouth, eyebrows, etc. I've found that the loomis model is a good starting point for drawing the head. This