Amber's (Not So) Amazing Art

[Amber Veritz]

It's pretty good! Definitely an artist in the making. I will point out the two glaring features, though, just to help you improve. I'm not used to giving criticism for pictures, so if either the problems or solutions get a tad sketchy (heh heh mug: ), take it with a grain of salt.

1) Her left leg is drawn weirdly. It's longer than the other and is positioned so high that it looks like she's sitting on her side. I would recommend imagining how they would look when aligned straight, then how they would look bent so as to make sure one is not longer than the other. That's what I do for arm/leg length, at least. As for the position, try just drawing her general figure in light lines first and then drawing things like skirts or hoods on later. It makes it a lot easier when you know she looks natural as is rather than having to design around her fashion sense. Sorry if this doesn't help, I'm trying to explain it as best I can.

2) The bench is wonky in design, as if the carpenter who made it deserves to get fired. I would recommend lightly sketching the bench first, then drawing the character over it. Erase all the lines from the bench that overlap, then when you're done, go back over and trace it in a darker color. It will help the bench look more rectangular while allowing you to not really harm the character's outline.

Good advice, I'll take it into consideration. As for the second part, the bench didn't matter to me at all. I understand it makes the picture look better if everything looks well in conjuction with each other, but my main focus was Dawn I actually drew the bench because I had thought about putting focus on the immediate area. (Meaning just a line under her body.)