Thanks, friend

Many thanks friend

... Continued.. Ok, so there is the trace method, .. (Shakes head) you can also use a ruler to measure out proper distance between facial features. I personally use a grid system. Draw a grid on your ref pic. Draw another grid on a blank pic of paper. Take the paper you want to draw on, and place it over the grid paper. To better see the grid, pace both pieces onto a light box. I do this so I don't have grid lines all over my drawing. Now, simply fill in each grid
Ok, on to the tools- use the full range of pencils- I use 3h - 9b. Gives you a more realistic range of shadows. Make the kneaded eraser your best friend. It's great for lifting out a lil graphite to create light reflecting off a surface, such as the light reflection in someone's eyes... And for creating gradual differences in value( light or dark) without deffinent lines. Think, " light sources, and reflections"
Smudging- do NOT use your finger. You are allowed to use tissue, wrapped around finger, for large areas, or wrapped around a pencil eraser for lil smaller areas. For REALLY small areas, use a smudging stick or tortillions. ( tightly wrapped paper, in shape of pencils)
.. I could talk about this all day, so feel free to ask me more questions in the future.. Good luck!
Statham