HI i am a newbie need advice

I am not new to drawing, i have been drawing for years..the only thing that nags me is i cant seem to make my drawings pop out the paper(realistic effect). I am getting there, the eyes and lips are really hard to draw and to give them depth realistically ...can someone help me or give a good tutorial book or something..example at the bottom

oh yea and i have a slight problem with drawing realistic hair to..thanks to any advice!!

I think your problem is in the way you look at the hair and then transfer it to the paper. You are seeing the major areas of light and dark... the darkest darks and lightest lights. But you aren't seeing everything in between. Really focus on those middle values, make sure they're all in there, and it should help. But don't lose the darks and highlights as well, those are important for depth.

good drawing of whitney houston bud