Nice proportions!

Great job though more than a long nose, you put the ears in different positions. When drawing symmetry, don't be afraid of drawing the help lines through from one side to the other.

Hey @blacksmith What you're seeing there is the oval of the side of the head, but the head is not perfectly flat on the sides. The back of the cranium is wider than the front of the brow, so when you chop off the sides of the sphere you're actually seeing it widen toward the back of the skull, so the side plane becomes an ellipse. Take a look at the 3D Loomis head from above and you'll see how the side planes angle toward the front of the face. As for how far in from the original circle, it depends, everyone has different proportions, sometimes you'll have someone with a very wide cranium, and very narrow brow, so you'll see more of that side plane from the front. Hope this helps!

do you get a 'feel' that the eyes are too close together?

Nice drawing! - Notice how the right side of the shoulders has a longer line than the left side, in your drawing. A similar thing happened in the eyes. The head is symmetrical from side to side. As you draw the face, look from side to side and try to make them mirror eachother. Using the centerline helps a lot in this comparison. I hope this helps :)

Almost looks like Henry Cavill. Well done. Try to commit to drawing the complete mouth and the complete nose. That will help seeing how to create more symmetry and balance.

Hi! For future reference, it can help to use the measurement of the side oval halves (the ones marking the hairline to the brows & the brows to the nose) as a reference to place the jaw, since these measurements will all be the same length as equal thirds across the face plane. I think placing a longer jaw is what led to an overall more narrow-looking face--which is still valid since no one conforms to the perfect average--but it's still worth learning the "default" measurements before varying them up.

Hey, props to you for giving it several shots, that's the spirit that really accelerates progress and growth in your art journey. As you mentioned, there are a few proportion mistakes, so I hope some pointers are useful: - Eyes will be typically larger. You don't have to measure out exactly every time but roughly an eye length will be 1/5 of the length across the temple, and there will be about one eye length in space between the two eyes. - Use the horizontal guideline that divides the side ovals in half to place the tops of the ears and the brows. The eyes will fall below it, and remember there is a ridge plane between the brows and the eyes. - The mouth is typically smaller. You can use the center of the eye as a vertical guideline for the corners of the lips. - Unless the model is a bodybuilder, the neck will typically not extend beyond the length of the head horizontally. Don't stress about memorizing everything just yet--the course will go more in depth about the individual features, including structure and placement. However, the approach you have is great, by giving the material solid attempts and learning through them each time. I would recommend trying out practicing the loomis method but from different photo references and angles. This will help your intuition as you observe the placement of features from person to person and gain confidence in your understanding of the method on your own.

A rule of thumb is that an eye is 1/5 of the width of the face, and there is approximately one eye width in between the two eyes. It's not always the case, but it's something to keep in mind when placing them on a loomis model and studying proportions.

It is less symmetrical than the demonstration