/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2869080
Okay so the first thing I notice is that it's too grey. You lose the form when it's too grey because you're not conveying the darks/lights enough. Remember that the body can be broken down into planes where light hits directly, indirectly, to not at all.

I did a paintover of your drawing. I'm still new at this myself, so I can't say mine is totally correct, but I think it helps convey the shape of the form a little better. It's hard to tell where your light source is but if we assume it's on the left like this, then we can see that the light hits directly the highlighted areas, then gradually recedes to darker values as the planes of the body move away from facing direct light.

If you push your values a little more, add more contrast, your drawing will start to look more 3d. Also, remember that there are no black scratches on the body, just value changes. So there should be a lot more blocking in of values on the body rather than small patchy areas of black lines.