First charcoal drawing of a person

[Shyrik]

I usually draw animals, but this is the first charcoal drawing of a person that wasn't myself, and the only good person drawing that I've ever done I think Dx I very rarely draw people
The mouth is a little weird, but I think I did alright other than that, what do you guys think?
I can post the original if you guys wanna see it

[BrunoRenard]

I actually think this is a well drawn (or charcoaled, or what have you) piece! You have a great attention to the detail of the face and the shading is spot on! It is lovely!

[Macawlally]

The shading on the nose is great! One thing I'd suggest is using more light grays to add some depth to future pieces! yum_cupcake

[Ayano Tsumari]

wow that's really good for first time cat_surprised
i for instant can't draw realistic people at all cat_redface

[AluraLaVeer]

That's awesome! I don't see anything wrong with the mouth at all, and I absolutely adore the eyes!

[Shufoofle]

Wow, that's really nice! The only thing that stood out to me was the nostrils.
Maybe I'm not good with perspective but it seems like her front nostril is way bigger than the hidden one.

[tinct]

Good start! try drawing from photos that aren't front-lit (like many profile pictures and model ads, etc.) as they tend to wash out the features and drawing them, if not done 1000% perfectly, will appear flat. it's also better for learning facial structure smile

I'd say just keep working on the structure of things, such as the eyes and mouth and nose. people get too caught up in drawing eyelashes perfectly but they're not drawing what they see, so things will be way out of place or cartoony. yours isn't like that but you want to avoid that "bad fan drawings" look, haha : ) good luck!

[TrulyGinger]

I think its well done

[ihainecross]

pretty good O: !! Keep at it and you will be Great in no time!

[Itchy the Hatter]

I think you may be focusing a bit too much on line and not enough on form. Forms make up objects and changes in form are expressed by changes in value (i.e. moving up or down on a grey scale). Applying this correctly will eliminate your need for lines to "hold" your art together.

This isn't to say line is a bad thing to use, but your piece seems to be kinda in between line and value work. Moreover, the lines are so scratchy and heavy-handed that if you are going for line work, I'd recommend cleaning up your technique.

Not sure if this was drawn from a photo but I would recommend starting drawing from photos and really looking at the planes and how the values are expressing them.

[Shyrik]

Thank you to everyone for your comments, critiques and compliments!
Also this was from a photograph

[Shyrik]

Shufoofle

Wow, that's really nice! The only thing that stood out to me was the nostrils.
Maybe I'm not good with perspective but it seems like her front nostril is way bigger than the hidden one.

I know I'm a bit late, but I just realized why it may appear that one nostril is larger, it may be because of the nose piercing that throws it off a bit.