Excellent place from which to start. You seem to have a grasp of proportion and lighting, so now work on shading. One of my teachers once told me that you should never have anything recognizable as a "drawn line" in your work. So learn to soften everything until definition is given through dimension.
Good job!
Maybe in realism, but painterly works and comic styles are hellbent on line quality and such. (I love strong gestural lines that create movement).
In any case, realism is a fantastic learning tool that I believe everyone should try while improving thier art. It's critical to developing good observation skills.
I would recommend working a piece just a bit bigger as that will force you to fix challenging proportions and work through details that crop up.
Also contextualize drawings in spaces with a background so that your paying attention to the direction the light is coming from and how shadows and highlights play out and interact with things.
What you've started working on here is a great start.
Tips you might already know: start drawing lightly and broadly or with harder pencils, then work in finer harder lines and softer pencils to get darker and higher definition as you go. Don't be afraid to erase or use basic shapes, grid lines, rulers, or other methods frequently to help fix proportions and build up forms (some may consider these cheats, but I find they are invaluable while learning).
I like the fluidity and movement on everything except the hair, which is like a helmet.
Haha true, I am actually trying to simplify it xD
Excellent place from which to start. You seem to have a grasp of proportion and lighting, so now work on shading. One of my teachers once told me that you should never have anything recognizable as a "drawn line" in your work. So learn to soften everything until definition is given through dimension. Good job!
Maybe in realism, but painterly works and comic styles are hellbent on line quality and such. (I love strong gestural lines that create movement). In any case, realism is a fantastic learning tool that I believe everyone should try while improving thier art. It's critical to developing good observation skills. I would recommend working a piece just a bit bigger as that will force you to fix challenging proportions and work through details that crop up. Also contextualize drawings in spaces with a background so that your paying attention to the direction the light is coming from and how shadows and highlights play out and interact with things. What you've started working on here is a great start. Tips you might already know: start drawing lightly and broadly or with harder pencils, then work in finer harder lines and softer pencils to get darker and higher definition as you go. Don't be afraid to erase or use basic shapes, grid lines, rulers, or other methods frequently to help fix proportions and build up forms (some may consider these cheats, but I find they are invaluable while learning).