Cliche, etc.

I'd give a description of these, but I'd just end up ranting so... (some of them are edited with the silly computer). And also, sorry there's so many of them, but I haven't posted in a long time so they just kinda piled up. Pick two or three to review, if that'd work.

Extremely dumb concept... but hey, even I have to get my teenage-girl thoughts out sometimes... (It wasn't a good day for drawing hands either). Hmm... I just thought of this, but the guy isn't abusive. The girl has all those bandages because... maybe she skateboards? She got in a street fight? Anyways, just don't think badly of the guy. I like him.


*sigh*


*mumble, mumble* Sorry about the numbers...
(I know - I was lazy and covered the feet *looks away in shame*)


Yayyyyyy. Oh how I love Natsu.


Again, those dreaded numbers... I really should have put in the extra effort to get rid of them...


Not sure how I feel about this one...


Sorry... tears are really fun to draw for some reason...


Geez... this is a lot. Gomenasai!!
-Suki

The first one's the cutest. You've done a pretty good job in the shading; especially in the hair. I like the beach outfits and the bandages look cool on the girl's body. I've got to say, I liked the girl more than the boy here. She's got necklaces and bandages, and earings. (Nice!) For the guy... well the hairs awesome. I notice the band on his arm. It looks good near his elbow rather than on his wrist.
The second one: I think you've done a bit editing here with the tear and the blood on the person's face. (I can't really determine whether it's a girl or a boy from the face) You shade well. You're showing a person who seems hurt. Nice shades with the pencil on the arms. (And the face expression... I love it!)
In the third picture: There is one thing I'd want to suggest here. While coloring a 2-D drawing, use a dark pointer or a black color pencil to do the out-lining. Otherwise the picture looks a bit dull and lifeless. It'll look more bright if you do the out-lining with black color pencil. (A black pointer might be a big risk here if you're not used to it)
As for Natsu: I think the shirt's black instead of purple but that's totally up to you. You should draw the hands a bit bigger though. They look like child's hands. Try working on the spiky hair a bit more (Make it smoother). I can see the shading on the clothes. That's good too.
About the girl sleeping on the pillow: Well, she's pretty cute! You've given her a dreamy background (Know what I mean?). It all makes me want to go Awww...
Nice drawings. (Need just a little more practice but overall, very good!!)

~Twinkle~

I shall number them 1-7 from top to bottom and refer to them accordingly.

But before I go onto specifics, I SPY FLOATING CHARACTER SYNDROME! Fear not, though. We all start out there. With enough practice and observation, soon you too will be drawing characters that feel like they fit in their environment rather than just happen to be magically levitating there. I've found that sketching out the surface characters are sitting/standing/leaning on really helps to put an end to their flyaway tendencies.

#1 is cute. I have not much else to say aside from that. Abuse did not come to mind as the girl character has attitude and seems like the type to get in trouble. Good job portraying that.

#2 has interesting textures, but the blood/tear was rather obviously edited in. Try using a softer brush at lower opacity so that the texture of the paper shows through.

#3 leaves much to be desired in the dragon's coloring, especially in the wings. When using colored pencils, it is best to use small strokes and little pressure, gradually layering colors until you get a solid value. It's time consuming, but the results are gorgeous AND scan in well. It also opens up the range of colors you can accomplish with a limited number of pencils.

And artists hide body parts they don't want to draw ALL THE TIME. It is not cheap; rather, it is a very useful technique. ;P

Not much to say about #4 except that he's skewed a bit to the left and the coloring is better than #3.

Not liking the colored background of #5. It's a bit messy and screams "lazy".

#6 strikes me as a case of blur abuse. This does not help the picture. Instead, it makes me wonder what happened to make the scan go out of focus and how come the coloring isn't smooth everywhere in the picture.

The expressions in #7 feel at odds with the text. And I just don't like it as much as the others. Can't pinpoint why.

Overall, you had better keep drawing. You've got skill, and I can just imagine the awesome you will be drawing in the future if you keep at it.

I really like all of these. Hey on the one with a sleeping girl is that like a cat pillow? I don't know but its super cute all of them are.

~Goddie

Hey I saw this a while ago and liked it (cuz I loved it) and told myself I'd come back to review when I had more time!
So here I am!

I never got the impression in the first pic that the guy was abusive lol, so your comment surprised me. They both look totally sweet and I never even noticed the bandages until you pointed them out. I really like this pic! Their expressions are great. I think a little work could be done on the girl's legs, though, and maybe a bit of a background would add to it. Like if you drew a sandcastle or a crab next to them, that would be cute.

I like the second pic a lot, there's a ton of emotion in it. I love what you did with the lines on her arms. They look stiff, which gives the impression that she's tensed up. I love the change of color in her tears, it reminds me of blood and water. Overall a great pic, I get the feeling that this was highly referenced, though.

The dragon pic is super cool, I love the colors. I'm wondering, did you come up with the designs and outfits by yourself or what? they look really cool.

I don't know who Natsu is, but the pic is awesome x) I really can't see anything wrong with this pic, it's great fanart.

I didn't really like the colors in the sleeping pic, they seem to clash or something. I'm not sure if the pink is supposed to be clouds or not. I really love how the girl looks, though. The hair looks great and I think the outfit is really really cute ^_^

I don't really like the next pic much either, but it looks like it was fun to draw. I think you did a really good job with profile, everything seems to be in proportion. I guess I just don't have enough background on these characters to know what they're doing here x)

The last pic is probably my least favorite, because the lines look almost purposely scribbled in. Everything still looks jagged. And I know you can do better lolz.

Sorry it took me so long to get an actual review up! I never like it when I see likes without comments so I wanted to make sure I came back