I think I have a better understanding of what you are trying to do here. Obviously this is a huge subject, so what I say is only based on my experiences so far, which I don't think are unsubstantial, but I still have a ton to learn my self. Maybe a better road is kind of what you're doing, but a little more theoretical,…
We posted at the same time, might as well crit now! The lips might benefit from some tightening on the edges, so as to look less puffed. You have the anatomy almost down (I'm sure others would be of greater help in that regard). I would suggest bringing the bottom of the tip down a bit, as you can see in the link below.…
Hi Stirls, thanks for the critique and the pictures. You are definitely right about the lips. Something I am going to try to pay attention to. As far as the ears go, I have to admit that I haven't given them that much attention. I'm really concentrating on just the face, so the ears aren't getting as much love as they…
I'm confused, you want to get better at making "pleasing-looking realistic female faces," but you are "not aiming for a likeness." You are setting your self up for certain failure. What's going to happen is you're going to keep posting these faces, and then get a bunch of critiques based on other peoples idea of what…
Thank you, retleks, I see your point. I guess my approach here does have some issues. I probably should have replaced the words "pleasing-looking" with the phrase "not looking like an alien or a dude or an old woman". I am using a specific person as a reference for each head, but I have not been posting the references.…