Thanks for your comments Michael and Mari.
Mari I say this with the most lighthearted chuckle...
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Placement of the ear, for instance, looks off,
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All of my "point to point" measurements were based on the ear! Unlike Ryder or Batman I obviously have miles to go on my "caliper vision". I was even using a ruler for viewing instead of my pencil. It is finding the one starting point that gets me, How do you do this? This is why I thought his "blocking-in" was perfect for me. Unfortunately he only devotes one page to showing the point to point on a head study only. So it is hard for me to find the crossing over points, even with my compass rose.
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Have you worked in charcoal recently? As a medium, it seems to encourage the artist to focus on value over detail/line.
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I do love charcoal or any "pastel" type medium to work with. I really felt I wanted to work on my form through the raw "basic" of line, try and recapture solid skill here before moving on.
I do love his method, and will be excited to check out the other books you guys