/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2906648
>Come on now, gimme some more.
Here's something similar I began drawing on a few days ago but quickly gave up on. It might help you understand my process.
When I draw people I have something like a basic marionette that I project in my mind which helps me understand how the different limbs can move around in a 3D space.
But a lot of it is just me hoping for the best when it comes to foreshortening. And with the samurai I made it pretty easy for myself and really only put a box on his back that I jammed a bunch of shit on and tried to make the objects follow the perspective of that box.

The cat is absolutely horrible. Also, funny enough, the only part of the drawing where I used a reference.
Thanks for pointing out the hatching. It's an area where I'm lacking and I am trying to figure it out(?).
I do use a ballpoint. But there is a reason. I'm trying to get more secure in how I work to quicken up the pace. Because if I use a pencil I'll spend half the time I draw on re-doing stuff instead of getting it right in the first place.
The sheath being that black was a design choice, but perhaps not a good one.

I updated the image slightly here >>2906413 where I went over some details including the legs.