Picture I drew for college

[Drummerpete]

Used charcoal. I'm just really proud of it, it's the best drawing I've ever done.

Image attached.

[aaaron]

That's pretty cool. It kinda looks like a game character.

[Drummerpete]

My main concern is the shading on the legs. I made them too dark ):

[Thorn]

Hands are a pain in the ass to draw, aren't they?

[Drummerpete]

@Thorn:

> Hands are a pain in the ass to draw, aren't they?

We were told not to draw hands or faces yet xD

[Thorn]

nice. Was kinda wondering why you skipped those :P
other than them being the most brutal parts of the body to draw, of course.

[Drummerpete]

@Thorn:

> nice. Was kinda wondering why you skipped those :P
> other than them being the most brutal parts of the body to draw, of course.

That's why we were told not to draw them.
We're getting lessons on how to draw them soon.

[luriok]

Pretty good. One thing though I think the back side of her neck is really light; I didn't even notice it the first time.

[Drummerpete]

@Azyru:

> Pretty good. One thing though I think the back side of her neck is really light; I didn't even notice it the first time.

Awkward lighting. The back of her neck was light.
(This is a life drawing, I forgot to mention that.)

[luriok]

Oh ok, well I think it looks good

[PokemonCraft]

didn't like it :/

[magezhilo]

It looks good, only thing I have to crit is the lower part of the legs resemble just a rounded tube. Try not to always draw exactly what you see, but sometimes think about what you know looks right. For instance, the calf would come out and the ankle would be slimmer. I'm not saying to make a huge difference, only slight curves, they truly make a big difference.

Also, try and go deeper with values. Don't just make things that are covered in light white; make the brightest things on the body white and try to shade the rest, making the darkest parts of the body equal the darkest the pencil can go.

I'm not saying that you SHOULD do this, they're merely recommendations. If your teacher says to do things differently then don't listen to me lol

Good luck, man ;)

[Drummerpete]

@Wraith:

> It looks good, only thing I have to crit is the lower part of the legs resemble just a rounded tube. Try not to always draw exactly what you see, but sometimes think about what you know looks right. For instance, the calf would come out and the ankle would be slimmer. I'm not saying to make a huge difference, only slight curves, they truly make a big difference.
>
> Also, try and go deeper with values. Don't just make things that are covered in light white; make the brightest things on the body white and try to shade the rest, making the darkest parts of the body equal the darkest the pencil can go.
>
> I'm not saying that you SHOULD do this, they're merely recommendations. If your teacher says to do things differently then don't listen to me lol
>
> Good luck, man ;)

Any tips are worthwhile, thanks a lot.

I'm still learning I just though this was an exceptional piece of art for someone who can't draw. xD

@PokemonCraft:

> didn't like it :/

How helpful.

[Sage]

> I'm still learning I just though this was an exceptional piece of art for someone who can't draw. xD

Obviously that isn't true. ;)

EDIT: The can't draw part. I see how that could be mistaken. =P

[Egon]

@Roberto:

> My main concern is the shading on the legs. I made them too dark ):

If anything you could go darker!
Here are some old projects I did with charcoal: