I know how that goes
Still, I find that after a while, drawing can become pretty relaxing in and of itself, and I've come to enjoy doing it as a way to wind down after work.
Despite the things you pointed out, I think there's a lot of success here. It definitely captures the emotion present in the original, and a lot of the lines seem right, even if the overall tilt of the head is a bit off.Speaking of which, this:
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Based on this:
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Wrong angle, eyes too small, flat hair, wobbly lineart. But good enough, considering that I've been on a computer all day and my eyes are starting to hurt.
I'mma go lie down. X_X
And now for some of my own long-delayed updates!
First, a perspective drawing of a corner of my apartment:
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And then a profile drawing based on one by John Singer Sargent (who is really fantastic, by the way!):
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One of the nice things about this learning to draw stuff is that I've run across a lot of artists I admire in the process, and I'm working to get some prints of theirs to put up around the house.