Worked up the values more but still feels a little weird around the left eye but maybe it’s just me. I think something about the values there and the shape is a bit off. If there is anything that stands out to you by all means let me know so I can consider any critique as I push this to a close within the next few days.

From Classical Portraiture Techniques & Concepts: Proportions are close but slightly off as shown at 07:45; the nose is slightly longer than the model's nose which elongates the entire head. Was this intentional or a consequence of a measuring error?

Hello, does this course cover measuring proportions to get a likeness ?

Stephen, thank you for the lesson. I thoroughly enjoyed it. This was basically my first ever pencil portrait (besides the ones I did as a kid :) ). I might get some harder pencils (I did this one with HB and 4B and a kneaded eraser) and one of those mechanical pencils for the details. Also, I guess, I used a way too small paper. I will do some more portraits for fun and training, and then I am going to choose a larger canvas. Is there a mechanical eraser one could recommend, or are the all the same? Also, I would appreciate some hints on what to improve for the next portrait? At times I look at the progress or result and think "hey this isnt that bad!" and a few minutes later I feel like "oh dear, the proportions are off, the values arent consistent".