When you draw a face that is tilted or at an angle other than straight on, it is easy to misalign the features. Why? Our brain wants to standardize the image we are viewing--eyes straight across, nose vertical, mouth horizontal, etc.
Plus, we seldom consciously put the face on a curved surface. Ask anyone to draw a face and it usually is straight on.
Heads are basically round, not flat. How that round shape is distorted is actually what gives us our visual identity. If you are struggling with a likeness, check your structure and see if something is misaligned. A quick way to see if you subconsciously made leveling adjustments is to hold the drawing up to a mirror. When you see the reversed image, misaligned parts really stand out.
-KH
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