I made many self portraits using a mirror and they are all terrible

Post your face.

>>2959730
I dont want to post my actual face on an imageboard.

>>2959727
First were you trying to copy what you saw in the mirror? Instead of copying what you see try to envision the structure under your skin.If you can construst your facial tructure with simple shapes which I know you can draw. Then you can see with some practice where your skin streatches, turns, and sags more accuratly than if you were to attempt to copy it. After you have your skin visualized the understanding where the light is coming from and how it is hitting your face will lead you to knowing where highlights and shadows must be placed on your face. This should be a practice of re creation and not one of copping.

>>2960049
First i look for the darkest shadows and try to create a vague rendering of my face without any details (also without darkening the shadow too much). Then i try to visualize how it works but often i just dont understand it.
Of course i try to look at how other artists make their self portraits like Degas and Fantin Latour and i try to make sense of it by looking at anatomyplates but incorporating that knowledge while im drawing is very hard for some reason.

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FOOLPROOF:

1. Spend 80 hours doing traditional cast-drawing (3 to 4 drawings). This will build your 'muscles' for measuring proportion and value.

2. Spend 80 hours on construction, applied to life drawing. I recommend bridgman as your guide (but not the compilation).

3. 80 hours of drawing from the live, nude model. put in best effort applying what you know above.

Do 2 to 4 hours of study at a time, alternate between #1 & 2. Find a place to do 3 weekly or every other week.