Pretty difficult exercise. Heads themselves were not too difficult, but their attachment to the neck could use greater instruction.

Can't wait to get to eyes/nose/ears/mouth so I have a better idea of what I'm doing there. Profile, and the attention to relative angles was really useful exercise. I made very large improvements over the course of this exercise. Still struggling with shading, but getting a bit better. Ratios are difficult as well. I'm happiest with 5, although the head is a bit stretched.

First two took an hour each. Last two perhaps 30m, so big speed increase as I got familiar with the form. The foreshortening in the upward facing head (2 and 6) kinda threw me. 6 is as I expect the relative measurements to be as stated in the lesson, 1/2 the height of the cut oval for the close to viewer sections and reducing in those more distant. 2 looked like what 6 does, squashed, until I reworked it by eye without measurements. Did I maybe foreshorten too much? I only took off a few mm's, so could use some feedback there. I also enjoy seeing the more masculine (1, 6) and more gracile faces (4, 5) based on chin width, jawline shape and cheek gesture. Another great practice!

This practice took quite a while. Lots of erasing and exploring to find and understand where the lines appear most natural. I felt a lot more confident as I got to the bottom row, especially with the cheek gesture. I think I'm least happy with #4, and most happy with 7 and 8. Very fun, challenging and an overall great exercise. The 3D model is what made it special.

Head Practice pieces