Realistic Self Portrait

I was told that the features of the face (eyes, nose, mouth, etc) were not in my face but on my face and that they didn’t sink in, but that they come out of my face. They are 3D not 2D. I think I got better at this on the chin and cupids bow, as well as the nose.
Shading. I shaded the side of my face in the final, but in the pre-instructional I didn’t do any shading, but I did try to by smudging the black, but it’s not as dramatic as it needs to be. Eyes. The details in the eyes got better. I did it more accurately, and I got the lines under my eyes better as well. Mouth. My pre-instructional mouth was not the shape of my mouth and it wasn’t shaded at all. All the lines are the same width and darkness. Outlining. On the pre-instructional I outlined everything in black, but I fixed that where I could in the final, especially on the mouth and cupids bow and the right side of my face.

Sketchbook, Portrait Drawing

Should've shaded the background better, and blended the colors more. I used the wrong color to darken the red for shading (should've used green instead of black). Should've spent more time on the dog. I also missed the hand holding the dog (because I wasn't sure how to draw it). I should've done the face with craypa instead of colored pencils.

Sketchbook, Half-Portrait Drawing

I learned that I should shade more, and add more definition to the face and hair. The cheekbone looks a little too skinny, and the lips a little too full. I should've shaded in the shirt, sweatshirt, and chains better as well. I didn't color in the background either. The ear is a little misshapen.