Bear in mind I suck at drawing people and I've never tried colouring in one of my drawings on the computer before, but as the style of colouring for this genre is block shading with different tones for shadows and stuff I thought it'd be easier to do that on here. I really didn't know what to do about the hair shading and loads of other stuff, so suggestions and critiques are welcome :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v433/madmazda86/MangaCharacter.png

i think considering the angle the neck and body are turned at, the head is twisted too much to the left. also, the facial features are set too far from the ear, adding to the twisting effect.

Good point - I think the head's a bit too high on the neck too... might be able to shift some of that around. That's one of the biggest problems I have with drawing people - the head looks okay in the beginning but by the time I've finished drawing the rest of the body the head looks out of proportion or unnaturally positioned. Something I'll have to work on, I guess! ^_^ Thanks for your feedback :)

tip : try to look at urself in a mirror to see how wat ur face looks like when angled. that way ul be able to better position the fance on the head of ur character when drawing.

u draw very well. keep at it ^_^

hmm.. for a first attempt, I'd say you've done very well... and I'm jealous as your colouring skills...... I'm miserable when it comes to that...... =__=

I agree that the head is slightly too twisted... but I think a bigger problem is the neck... try to work out where it's attaching to the head and shoulders.. Unfortunately anime necks are often a bit .. odd .. , usually being too thin for the head or too long.. I always aim for a more realistic approach when I do necks...

I notice that you've also tried to put lines in to indicate the neck muscles.. I think they arn't quite in the right position.. I'm not really sure where they're *meant* to go.. (don't have a mirror handy) but, if it had been me, I think I would've just left them out entirely. I'll put in the collar bone, but that's about it for necks...

Anyway, keep it up. I think your proportions are looking really good. The jacket could probably have been pulled away a little more from the left side of the body (as it's being pulled towards the back and to the right...) But otherwise I'm happy. And I like the shoe!!

ttata!

Thanks for the critiques! I'll fiddle around with the head and neck at some point and see if I can get it looking better :D

I think your strongest point is the head
Try to practice drawing the body more.
Work with the hands
and your pants can get some adjustments.
before drawing see how the cloths really fall
the direction the light hits
have yourself pose in the mirror and shine light with a lamp if you have to
and can you think me how to post pictures? :/ I'm a little ummmm.... let's say I'm not so smart

^ ^ kammy .. are you saying you don't know how to post pictures? If they're on your computer, then you just attach them as a file to your post. Goto "post reply" and write your post... down the bottom it'll have a little option button thing that lets you browse and attach images....

I think it's only available in a few of the threads in this forum... And I've only found the option itself available in one other forum.... A handy thing, though......

And I'm glad you liked the comments, madmaz :)

is that guy a robber?

O_O its face...>.> keep up the good work..just sorta fix the neck and the face and stuff...

I like the coloring a lot, actually. The body is actually pretty good proportion wise. However, the thing that bothers me is the face and the fabric. The face needs to be more thought out, the fabric on the clothing is a little too wrinkly in some places. If you look at your shirt, it only really wrinkles up where it's being bent to fit your body. For example, if you put your arm out straight, there aren't many wrinkles. If you put your arm down, though, wrinkles form under the armpits where the cloth bunches up, and the top of the shoulder is flat against the skin with few wrinkles. (I have trouble with this myself)

By the way, there are some great tutorials on manga drawing in general at Polykarbon.com (http://www.polykarbon.com). If you're interested in people reviewing your artwork, you can post in the Polykarbon BBS (forums). There's a lot of traffic there, so you'll get some good feedback.

P.S. The wallet looks a little too small, and so do the dollar bills. Just a nitpick. :P

Originally posted by Eternal@Dec 28 2004, 10:05 AM
is that guy a robber?
lol I think its good. ^_^