[Chris Saper]

Dear Angela,

You have accomplished a great deal with your rendering of the forms in the face, nice soft edges, transitions.

I think you need to double check your drawing earlier on, and throughout the painting next time. In an adult facing the viewer head on, the caruncles (pink tear ducts) are invariably right smack dab in the vertical middle of the skull. Yours are halfway in between the chin and the top of the hair, and are too high. I think this gives the impression that the middle section of the face is too long for the head size. The silhouette of the hair may be contributing a bit to this, as well.

Likewise, in adults, the bottoms of the ear lobes tend to sit just below the juncture of the nose and upper lip, although ear lobe size and shape varies a great deal more with individuals than does eye placement. As the chin tilts up or down, of course their position changes relative to their verical placement. The lobes you have painted are too high as well, given the tilt of the head.

Good luck in the competition!