Skylar charcoal study

[Peter Jochems]

Hi Julie,

I tried to critique your work but there are a few things that are discouraging. I tried to look at the face but it's hard to comment on that. The source-photograph shows the face very, very little on my computer screen, without enough detail to compare it to your drawings. If you want a critique it's good to consider what exactly you want critiqued. In this case, when you post a close-up of the face, also show a large photograph of the face on the source photograph. If you want the hands or arms critiqued show us those details on the source-photograph in a larger image and the hands you have drawn.

Seeing the second drawing I would advice to work on the accuracy of the placing of the different parts of the face. Get a really accurate line-drawing. Using a mirror to see the mistakes can be helpful. You also seem to be reluctant to put in shadows, the face is very light. The second drawing looks unfinished.