why cant i draw even a simple head right? no matter how hard i try i just cant ever get the proportions right.

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the only way ive been able to make a proportional head or even a proportional body is i have to trace a pose. im not tracing a drawing, just the pose/proportions. that seems to be the only way i can draw things proportionally correct. without it i cant. it looks so horrible and very very diffrent. i have tried to just look at the refrence but that just makes it even worse. like ive honestly been trying everything i can but i cant draw anything proportional without tracing a pose and ive been drawing for 8 and a half years. its so disapointing.

the first two images i couldnt do without a pose to trace over. everything else is without it.

https://preview.redd.it/oeankjdgci4g1.png?width=1802&format=png&auto=webp&s=d57dfc61f78769fb80429c8f0debbaceb394ba59

https://preview.redd.it/s8ergk3hci4g1.png?width=889&format=png&auto=webp&s=95a3515a3ff2cac09c44b4f7a2ff0a2d626e19ac

https://preview.redd.it/a9q7oo0kci4g1.png?width=2304&format=png&auto=webp&s=330466fda18e6b51f19e33ef2ecd305e356b8780

https://preview.redd.it/2feuubhkci4g1.png?width=2304&format=png&auto=webp&s=37be61e28551e37aa3efdf3b4ba89b9fb2cbeeb3

https://preview.redd.it/c3b85ctkci4g1.png?width=2304&format=png&auto=webp&s=6d3ee8a089efb377ac0640ef1d4dc10f8f34837b

https://preview.redd.it/ak8zpe8lci4g1.png?width=2304&format=png&auto=webp&s=fe845a16fc107d964887d6c2cc897025a7576449

https://preview.redd.it/efuvlhplci4g1.png?width=2304&format=png&auto=webp&s=8ca1d0516eaec354486a2ba506c728d78cd067ba

https://preview.redd.it/mie65nbmci4g1.png?width=2304&format=png&auto=webp&s=c97c255123f97c2d17b454a22289df413d261986

Posted Dec 1, 2025, 2:58 AM UTC

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