Hi! I've been studying drawing Loomis heads. First with the 3D sketchfab model and now trying to apply it to photographs. I made some notes on my reasoning for how I drew the oval for the side planes! I was hoping someone could critique me on whether that reasoning is sound. Thanks!

Hey vvvz! Good job! You're getting the hang of this. I can tell you're really starting to understand the rule of thirds and how to place features. What I'd say is that though your placement is correct enough, you could improve your structure. For example, on yours the eyebrow, nose, mouth and chin are all on separate axis. I did a really quick draw over of what I'm talking about. You can see in the plum lines I placed over the reference that the nose, mouth and ears are all off. On another note, you could also improve how your lines flow. In the third picture I've attached, this is how I would go about drawing this. I would make a big envelope to encompass the shape, but also something to keep the gesture. Then from there in the forth picture I would add some structure. I think it would help your drawings to try to draw more with longer flowing lines, rather than trying to make it more structural. Hope this helps!