Hey Pete! What a nice piece you've created – there's so much to admire! The rendering is spot-on, the likeness is unmistakable, and the hair flows beautifully! After taking it all in, the first thing that caught my eye was the alignment of the facial features. It seemed a bit off in terms of placement and angles. Typically, the main features align along parallel lines, right? (Unless, of course, you're playing with perspective intentionally). I've found that drawing lines over the features helps clarify their alignment. Just sharing my thoughts. All the best!

Hey @petewisdom, Nice job on this drawing. You captured the likeness pretty well, but because your photo of he drawing is at an angle, the drawing is a little distorted. As far as the rendering goes, you did what a lot of people who are just starting out do- you made the reflective light too light. One of the things we have to do as we render is always be comparing the values to other values in the reference. For example: are the highlights in the hair the same value as the skin? nope. are the "whites of the eyes" white? nope. are there highlights in the hair on the shadow side of the hair? nope. Make sure you are always comparing values with other values to get the correct relationships. I did a quick sketch to show you what I'm talking about, I hope it helps :)

i thought the structural approach would suit me but I really struggled with it. I have a decent understanding of the loomis head and basic anatomy, but often found Stephen recording details and shapes I just couldn’t see.

finished the ‘visual style’ lessons. I like the way the process is cut into clear stages. Seems very methodical. I’ve tried measuring features before but for some reason only ever used the obvious landmarks like eyes and nose etc. never thought of using planes and shadow shapes to help shape the form. i definitely need to take more time and more measurements in the future but this has really helped me get off to a confident start. Thanks Stephen👍