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My cousin commissioned this drawing of her friend.

This is a drawing of my grandma but I‘m not sure wether I should render her shirt or not because the problem is every time I do that the attention of the picture isn’t on the head anymore (sorry if the description is confusing English is my third language) should I draw the shirt or leave it like this?

Octopus reference drawings and I experimented with shading.

Crab reference for drawing.

A thumbnail sketch and a collar drawing as a plan for one of my artworks.

https://www.deviantart.com/fernando-damasio

Grafito en papel A4 canson sand grain.

So, I made this portrait drawing from the reference in the second image (Squall Leonhart from final fantasy 8!)

And many of my friends say it looks pretty good, while i think it's quite bad (I noticed some horrid structure and symmetry problems no one else pointed...)

I would proclaim myself as a beginner, as i am... But i really wanna get better, and I'm really trying to

It really saddens me how people tend to be extra gentle when it comes to my drawings, i really need criticism so i can feel like I'm being taken seriously

So please, have at it!! Be honest, don't be afraid to say it's mediocre, or even bad. And please, tell me where i got it wrong

I used pitt graphite matt from Faber Castell, 2B and 10B on 300 gr paper.

If you liked it check my instagram account: philip_segura_art where I post photos of my artworks as well as photos from my visits to art museums in Munich.

Grafito en papel A4