Hi @silentmoonss portraits are super hard. First, practice drawing and shading simple 3D forms: sphere, cone, cylinder, etc. If you want to jump deeper, I suggest this exercise - set yourself three values and draw several portraits using only this range. Look at my quick sketch. Pay attention to the light in the references. To make your task easier, you can adjust the highlights and shadows of your reference in the application. Don't worry so much about the eyes, I think they look quite good at this stage.

Hi @silentmoonss, what was your goal with this piece? To copy accurately? To capture the expression? To create an interesting composition? Cheers!

@silentmoonss Eyes are tricky especially at this angle. Maybe look up the Loomis method it looks like you have a good grasp at it from the eye drawings on the paper. Perhaps, it is a matter of shading? That always gets me as well the dichotomy of lights and darks can be tricky. Maybe think of the eye as just a sphere and block in the light and darks then put in the detail last.

@Steve Lenze @Jesper Axelsson hello thanks again for last time I really appreciate the help I’ve been getting. Thanks so much for taking you time to actually reply. Hope for some feedback and hip your art journeys are going well.