[A] Girl from Imagination

[smittenkitten]

Smudge sticks are just compacted paper in the form of various sized pencils. Much better than using your thumb because your thumb has oils that can mess up the shading.

Honestly, it's fairly cheap to buy some smudge sticks, some decent rubbers and a set of graphite pencils.

That's fine I guess, but it comes to a point where you have to draw something that's believable. It doesn't have to be real, but it has to be believable -- eyes have a lot of skin folds and variations in line thickness. The ones you've draw just look like they've been painted on the face, rather than sitting in the face (eyes sit quite a fair way into the face).

But yeah, no worries, I don't mean to be harsh, just giving some advice if you want to follow it it's up to you.

Hey I went to the art shop in my college and when I asked if they had a smudge stick they looked at me funny. I'll need to go shopping for it.

I've been thinking of taking am art course or something. I'd be very scared though because I've never studied in it or anything.

Smudge sticks can also be called "tortillon"s, maybe ask after those instead.

Go ahead, what's the worst that can happen?

I'll ask about it

People say I'm crap and I fail at drawing.

[Nominus Experse]

More focus on line width and variety will add a lot to this, as would more touches on the evening of proportions and more texture and value.

Texture and highlights are what makes a picture "pop".

Keep trying.

[lulusgirl]

I love the detail of her eyebrows.
Very well done.

[smittenkitten]

I love the detail of her eyebrows.
Very well done.

Thank you.

[The Unknown Guru]

You must have spent, like, 3 hours doing the shading on her nose.

[/napoleon]

[smittenkitten]

You must have spent, like, 3 hours doing the shading on her nose.

[/napoleon]

Not really. I should spend more time on my drawings touching them up though.