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Huh? Why did you mention my name Michelle?

Anyways.. Hello Blu! Since you're going for realism I shall do my best to comment from a realistic point of view .

Michelle already did comment about her nose and the way her head is shaped. But I would also like to mention that her ears are also drawn too small and placed too high in relation to where her eyes and noses are.

Another problem I see are the length of her arms. My way of measuring arms is to simply lift out my own hands straight up and compare its length to my head. If you do the same you'll notice that the head is roughly the same length from the shoulders to the elbow joint.

Now with that being said I would also like to say that these mistakes are only there because your attempting "realism" which unlike Manga have a set of guidelines and rules that must be carefully noted and followed to create a realistic image. Such as the length of the nose, arms, head size in relation to body, width of hips, chest size, length of the human spine, etc, etc.

In manga there is much more " breathing " room for the artist to work on. Since manga and the way we view it differ greatly from one person to the next. Although most artist simply use the same guidlines to plan their drawings. It's the way they applied it that's different. Even if I say it's "wrong" in Manga it could still be "right" for you if that's what you intended.

So with that being said I really do feel that any form of art, whether it's realism or manga, helps ALOT! Regardless of the style just the simple act of drawing is sure sign that you'll eventually reach your goal.

I find it really difficult to go back to realism after drawing anime/manga because my perception of the human body and " how " it should look has been greatly altered. But your stlye still has the realistic flare to it. I really do like it! Keep at it my friend!

I do apologize for the wall of text...