I have another picture of her in mind that I want to draw now. A Christmas(y) look to it. I will also give her a body in the next photo.

Originally Posted by Hacks

dengue: I know man, I was really upset on that whole thing. Was too far in it to go back and fix it. Before I really noticed, I had already shaded half of the hair and my erasers pretty much shit on a stick.



I said I'd do it, and I did it right after the other picture!
I really loved this one. I can't say what I don't like about it. And I have to say, if I get comments like that on all my photo's I will make them even faster!

Christmas in the air!

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PPS: Thank you everyone who commented! Sorry if I didn't get back to you! I replied only to ones I saw that commented on what was messed up!
<3Hayz

Originally Posted by Hacks

Nah man, anime/manga isn't really a realism thing. I mean you can do it, but it's not my style. Thanks for the advise though! I might use it in some scenery pictures!

Originally Posted by Hacks

I don't own a carbon pencil. I own a charcoal pencil.
I wouldn't use it either way, I don't want realistic drawings. I like cartoon style drawings.

Originally Posted by BenDover

But it can be, the style is already based of comic realism already, charcoal pencils provide better contrast, which you need, and when used with a putty eraser, make for interesting shading and lighting schemes.
generally consider using softer pencils, a softer one would make for better outlines and better contrast.
either way, you need to move away from using an HB pencil. your colours and contrast are way too soft



carbon and charcoal pencils are the same thing.
however, charcoal pencils and regular pencils are not the same thing.
not wanting realistic pieces or wanting to stick to "cartoon" style stuff is just silly. theres nothing wrong with improving and learning, cartoons/manga work applies many more techniques than what you are using, and moving to charcoal and ink would actually be a step in the right direction to improve your current style.

overall, your linework is good, which is the most important part in manga stuff. your proportions and shaping of certain pieces seems well off though.
are you tracing existing pieces? it looks like it, your lack of technique shows your lack of experience, but the composition/arrangement of the characters says otherwise. your work contradicts itself.