I tried 7-8 heads tall like the tutorial said. It looks awful.

that's okay lad, you do you.

I'm sticking with around 5.

I stuck with 5 and I think this is my best attempt yet
imgflip.com/i/84a0kj

Screenshot of an art course I’m taking, sorry the quality is low but hope it helps a bit

Your missing the anatomy

This is more just for the basic shapes

Actually really good!!! Don’t get yourself down with your artistic talent.

Well compared to my usual art style this looks horrible.

I usually aim for more cartoony proportions

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