Pastel Art

So, I somehow have a few pastel pieces that aren't even on the internet...somehow. They're a year old or so, but I thought somebody might like to see them. Tell me what you think, eh?

Here is a manga girl...she's supposedly lying on carpet and she has white light ballerinas in her eyes. What? ...It was a gift for a dancer girl I know...



And here is a freaky, multi-tailed angelic thing with a few pairs of wings and what would appear to be some sort of solider uniform on:

Hello there =]. First off, THANK YOU, for saying what media you used, that helped with a looot of things. Now on to the actual review. So, the first one, wasn't really my thing. But I thought the second one was lovely. It was actually really really good. So keep it up =]

Hi! First I would like to comment on the manga girl since it's what I do mostly.
The face: I would advice you to shorten the face of the girl. It's either too long that I can't see the chin or you haven't made the bottom part of the face. You don't need to put much emphasis on the blush. Just a few diagnal lines are enough.
The nose: In manga style, you don't need to draw the full length nose. You can just put a dot or a tiny line which would be enough.
The lips: Here you don't need to make the lips so wide. Just a thin black line is needed. In manga, you have to focus on making it look 2-D instead of real life. Even if you're planning to color the lips, the don't need to be that wide.

The good things about your drawing #1:
I like your attempt on the eyes. Nice choice of colors. The lips are very well colored too. And I love the shine in the hair. I can detect the hair strands. I think the hair is what looks best here. (I can't make my drawings shine like that. I can never get them to shine. =P) You've obviously done a good job there.

For the second drawing I would say that the proportions are a bit off here and there. Again, the coloring is what makes the angelic creature stand out. (Aren't angels supposed to be white? I guess this is your imagination. Neat! ) I like the soldier shirt. He looks like a friendly person. And he seems to have three tails! Awesome! Girl you have some wild imagination!
The wings are new to me. I've never seen wings like these before. They must be your original. Hehe lolz. I like the shades you've given here. You should go deeper into realistic drawings. You seem to do well in it. I like the background shades a lot! How did you manage to do that? Which pastels did you use? I'm curious! =P