Kat this looks sooooo goood u have actually gottenn alot better and i like how ur using a bit of mixed mediums with the dark pencils and ink pens its new and me like I am actually quite jealous since i cant draw like that so i say amazing bravo and dont be too harsh on yourself its great the end hahaha

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"If I had a world of my own, everything would be nonsense. Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary wise, what is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would. You see?" -Alice in Wonderland

I think you did really well! I'm going to imitate my teacher when I say "try for more texture and values" when you draw.

Can't wait to see more.

It's probably just the left eye (his right) that makes it look a little un-Shou-like, but the rest seems pretty right-on. What really gets me is that you used gel pens for all this... so much black! @w@;; I don't know how you feel about using a pen/brush and ink, but that might be better for this sort of thing (and it's really fun!). Although I really like how you got the ink parts to blend with the graphite. *_*b

Ahaha, sorry, art class has put me in critique-mode, but I think this is an excellent rendering. =w=b Of course, I don't know what it looks like in real life--like what scanning/photographing might have done to the black parts--but considering you have so much DARK DARK black, you might try adding a little contrast on his skin? Mostly just on his arm and neck, and just a little. The reference picture doesn't show much in that way, I know, but in the end, what looks best is best, regardless of what it's "supposed" to look like. XD AHAHA I hope I don't sound like a douchebag; I like this picture a lot~ But lol alice nine.'s photos don't typically have that much depth, which doesn't always look that good in traditional media. It's ok for your rendering to look better than the reference picture. =w=b

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