started to draw with the grid but midway through I sticked to observation since I only did the grid on the canvas and not on the photo ref which made the grid drawing process useless I know lol

I did the observational drawing on drawing paper, but decided to stick to the grid for my painting, which I must admit, did not find easie,r for some or other reason. My acrylics feel a bit plastic like so I struggled to get the drawing done. Hope my oil paints sticks to this.

I thought I’d give the grid method another go with a different and more complex reference. It’s very challenging thinking a different way, although very helpful! drawing the negative shapes is a very helpful tool! loved learning this method!

Spent considerable time on numerous attempts, feel as good as I can on this. Still feel the ear is too small and off some how. I feel like I am far behind on the course. Anyway ready to move on.

I drew this from observation. Ok to spray with fixative? All the video lessons are very helpful. Looking forward to mixing and painting!

This class is quite amazing and I never expected feedback from you Morgan. I do really appreciate the time and effort you put in to make newbies like me new portrait painters. I am so intimidated by oil paint but I feel this course is what I need to tame the beast. This is my drawing without a grid. I used plum lines and angles and my proportional divider to compare measurements. It turned out quite different from my gridded drawing. It's much easier with the grid, but I enjoy challenging myself. I find that I can't visualize the shapes without filling them with tone. Is there anything out of whack I need to fix before putting a fixative on it?