Hello @hiddenblade! It looks like it turned out well, don't worry about the proportions, I think everything looks pretty good, and the reference photo is also gorgeous as you already noticed very interesting shadows and color of the photo. I immediately recognized you in the picture, hehe. I just wanted to ask where is your highlight in the form of a birthmark under the eye? I think this detail perfectly emphasizes your look, it really suits you, really! 🙂
I also started drawing not so long ago and I have some difficulties with drawing hands, hehe, well, so far I have not learned and have to use references, but I think I will soon take the time to study human anatomy in order to understand it more. Thank you for sharing, although I'm used to your scribbled style in art, I really liked this self-portrait. Keep it up!
Thank you :D Yeah anything with a nice shadow reference will always be easier lol. Yeahhhhh I always forget my birthmark hahah mainly because I see it everyday that I don't even notice it's there anymore. I also thought of adding it before but didn't care that much anymore hahah it's nice you noticed it.
Nice! It only takes some practice and even basic knowledge and human anatomy will do. You don't need to master them in my opinion unless you want to go full human drawing without references. ALways depend on what you are most comfortable with :D You can do it!!