/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2414020
hey!! i don't think anything is terribly wrong in particular, though the posing is maybe a little dull. there's nothing really being said with this image, you know what i mean? it's like they are both just standing beside each other holding hands, only looking at each other through the corner of their eyes. if it's supposed to be romantic, you gotta put in some emotion!! it kinda looks like they were paired together for like an activity where you have to hold hands or something-- altho if that's what you were going for, not bad, man.

try and ramp up the acting in the scene and the intimacy between the characters. the way that they're both leaning away from each other makes it sort of look like they're not really interested in one another, and both of their posing is really neutral. i would bring em together if they're really familiar with each other, or emphasize the space between them if they've only been dating for a short while. the arms and hands are great storytelling tools, even something as simple as putting her hand behind her back would change a lot! don't be afraid to really push your gesture when you're in the sketching phase, hammering out all of the anatomy and junk can come after your story is reading well. i drew up some potential ideas for storytelling poses as an example of what i mean. and maybe none of these are the stories you want to tell with your image-- which is fine!! but whatever you ARE trying to say with your drawing should be made more clear, because right now it's just a neutral, static image of two people holding hands, ya feel me? establishing the kind of relationship they have and making it clear to the viewer is important because i have no idea who these characters are and have no real reason to care for them.

i dunno. you draw well enough, so i think it would be interesting to bring some kind of narrative into your drawings to push them to the next level. play around a bit!!