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[FallenSilence]

Originally Posted by OdaiseGaelach

Originally Posted by Doom

OdaiseGaelach, what's wrong with the face, so that I can improve in the future?

I thought that the face looks a bit flat. The arms and torso look round, but the face doesn't. I think it might be because the hair is very light and the outlines of the face are very dark and it doesn't seem to sit well.

Feel free to disagree with this if you want to, but that's what I think.

Hmm...I may try darkening the hair and seeing if that makes a difference. I can see what you mean, though. Thanks.

[tomamar04]

I think it's very good.

[Chaos]

My first thought when I saw that was Wow, those lines are thick. If I were you, I would press gently instead of doing whacking great thick lines like that. Gentle, sketchy lines will give it a more dynamic feel which will be benificial cos it looks like you are trying to convey energy.

That and the proportions on the face and hands. With the face, try spliting it up into thirds....the features start two thirds down, if I remeber correctly....but it's late, so don't trust that.

I guess these things come with practice, but its a great picture. Keep it up.

Chaos

[FallenSilence]

Originally Posted by Chaos

My first thought when I saw that was Wow, those lines are thick. If I were you, I would press gently instead of doing whacking great thick lines like that. Gentle, sketchy lines will give it a more dynamic feel which will be benificial cos it looks like you are trying to convey energy.

That and the proportions on the face and hands. With the face, try spliting it up into thirds....the features start two thirds down, if I remeber correctly....but it's late, so don't trust that.

I guess these things come with practice, but its a great picture. Keep it up.

Chaos

You have good points here. The lines aren't actually that thick, they were really faint, but my friend thickened them on the scanner so that you guys could actually see the picture.

And proportion's never been one of my strong points.

Thanks for the comments everyone.

[Aiya Quackform]

The problem with the face is that the features are drawn 3/4 style, but the head is not. You need to show the indented eyes. Also, your hands need work. The fingers are in the wrong places, and there is almost no hand, only wrist and fingers. Think of fingers as three tubes, with joints at the knuckles.

But it's really pretty good. The clothing and guitar are excellently done. The legs appear long enough, too. So many new artists draw the legs too short.

[Dudius]

The face needs have a real SRV look... like you're so mad you just want to bang your guitar on the floor... or maybe just a contapated look

But yeah, perfect look besides the face, epecially if you were going for a metalhead.