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Lucas Merdeiros

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Critiques, please? I really need help. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Every time I try to do a portrait, it doesn't look like the person. I spent hours on the proportions, and I thought it looked like Lucas, but my family says it doesn't. My mom says it looks cartoonish. I...just don't know what to do anymore...

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:star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Overall
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:star::star::star-half::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty: Impact

First of all, I think your shading's really nice <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="392" title=":-) (Smile)"/>

As for critique I don't exactly feel qualified enough to give you an in depth critique as I am hardly a pro myself <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="392" title=":-) (Smile)"/> but here goes

I think you need to work on finding the right proportions on his overall head shape and work on the symmetry of his face. Especially the eyes can really malke or break a portrait so If I were you I'd focus on getting those right. They seem to me to be a little too far apart and slightly asymetrical.

Also it seems that his left eye and his nose is too far to the left. overall if you get the eyes right, especially the position, I think you'll begin to see a big improvement. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="392" title=":-) (Smile)"/>

For proportions I definitely suggest this youtube channel for very good advice on that <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="392" title=":-) (Smile)"/> Easy to learn. Helped me a lot.
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Hope this helps just a little bit <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt=":-)" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="392" title=":-) (Smile)"/>