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You did a great job - very well done!



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Thanks for requesting a critique!
Your anatomy is almost perfectly right on. Her hand and feet are very proportionate. The only area that doesn’t look natural is her front shoulder and neck. This area is particularly complex. The arm should have a little bit of curve, as arms are rarely stick-straight. The shadow on her shoulder should also be even from the top of the shoulder down the left side. From the drawing, it looks like there is a fold, which wouldn’t be visible from this angle.
The lighting is great. You’ve used backlighting, which a lot of people, even when using a reference, forget to do. This shows that you’re drawing what’s really there, not what you expect to see. But when you put as much detail as you do into your lighting, it draws away from your picture if you outline the figure since it ends up looking like a dark shadow. Instead, try blending your edges into the shadows. Here is an example of this technique: [link] The edges of her right arm, side and face are made of shadow instead of outline, and look very natural. In the same way, the folds on her corset should be made of shadow instead of line. When the folds of clothing are made of lines in a realistic drawing, sometimes the clothes look wet or harshly wrinkled. Looking at the original photo, there are areas where lines would be used, but the chest and stomach would look more natural with shading.
The final area that may need to be addressed is the overall composition of your drawing. Since the arm is cut off in the photo, I understand not including it in your drawing. But to make the eye “stay” in your picture, you should crop the picture or draw to the edge of your page. Having the arm fade away distracts from the rest of the picture. I looked at a few other pictures in your gallery, and you usually draw to the edge of your page, so I’m not too worried about that. The tree in the upper right hand corner looks hasty compared to the rest of your drawing, so that could also be a distraction. Consistency is very appealing.
Overall I think this is a great drawing. You show a lot of potential, especially since you obviously pay close attention to your subjects instead of making assumptions about anatomy and lighting. In the end, the best advice anyone can give is to practice as much as possible, and stretch your artistic limits. Try something that you think is too hard and work at it until you master it.
I hope these tips help you!

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This is brilliantly done! Did you use a photo for reference? Her hand is especially well done, as is her legs/bottom and her eyes. Your shading is really very subtle and it's hard to see the pencil marks - works well here, well done.

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