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This head angle was pretty weird, and I think I messed it up big time... his face probably shouldn't even be showing at all. But given his apparent situation, he might have half expected to be shot. As for the back, I'm not sure... I'm no expert either, so maybe I overdid it or did it wrong... but I read and observed that attacks look more effective if the target is bent "around" the attack, or that the target's attacked spot sorta takes the shape of < or > ... Like, if someone was kicked in the stomach, the body would be shaped like < if the kick was coming from our right, and the part where the two lines meet would be the stomach.

But yeah, I dunno. I've never drawn a pose like this before in my life, so there's a good chance I did it wrong in some way or another.

more "exciting" poses, is something every artist must search for themselves. its like me teaching you how to eat with a fork. everybody eats differently with a fork, so you have to find yourself a way on how to make it look effective. since i draw semi-real figures, my approach is to "exaggerate" the poses. my approach can even make a person just "standing up" look awesome. But again, that is effective for my style of doing things. you have to look for your approach since yours is different from mine.

when i say clear not clean... its the way you draw things. if the character's stockings is suppose to wrap around the leg, then it should wrap around a leg. if not made clear, it can look like a tattoo instead. thats what i mean.
anyway, hope that helped.

That does sound like a good idea. I've been meaning to try drawing from reference pictures of real people/objects, but I never seem to get around to it... I wanna learn specific stuff about muscles and bones and stuff, too, so an anatomy book would probably be the best way to go.

As for now, I did a chibi drawing... I've rarely done chibi before, so I dunno about this. I wanna try all sorts of (manga) styles and try to get at least some basic grasp on them.

Her head is to small for her bodie!

I disagree with ISnuggle_Chu. Her head is about the right size, both for anime/normal proportions.

As for the new drawing, unless the guy is standing on uneven ground, his right foot should be somewhat seen from the top more, not straight on profile-of-a-foot. Personally, his shoulders are the right size for a girl, but it's not really giving a "manly vibe" as it is. Broaden those shoulders for a more manly guy.

There is something really off with his right arm, but my arm anatomy is also pretty flawed too, so I can't really tell you exactly what to fix. It might be his upper arm is too long.

My limbs certainly have problems in shape and the way they bend... Do you know any tutorials or sites that might explain some stuff like that?
I've sorta been trying different body types/styles here so far, like how Kenshiro and Taun Bu are ripped whereas some of the other drawings are more on the slender side, though most of these characters are around the same height/proportions. The girl from Jan22/10 isn't as realistic with her bigger head... I'll keep doing different bodies like that, or did you have something else in mind?
I'll make a list of some emotions/reactions and draw some different faces expressing each. I usually just draw my characters with blank expressions, small smiles, or sorta angry faces... I certainly should get acquainted with other faces.
Not sure what you mean by the drawings being "linear"? By that I mean I dunno about how you're using the word, not necessarily disagreeing.