So after seeing all the great artwork done on Mene, I thought to myself, "Why don't I try?" And try I did. Here is about my third attempt at drawing since coming to Mene. I invite you to critique it and tell me what I can do to improve it.

Me being me, I chose for my subject Jareth, the Goblin King. He's singing! ^__^ I know that the face is wonky, but I can't put my finger on how to fix the features so that they're proportional and whatnot.

Here's the photo that I was using for a reference.

Dance, magic, dance!

I'll most likely kill you in the morn--I mean, I'll most likely be posting new drawings as I do them later. =D Thanks for dropping by!

his mouth is a little too big and his nose needs to come down a bit...But decent shading going on there.

from the sound of things you are fairly new at this...so I have to say kudos ^.^ You've got yourself raw talent...its not perfect but it shows potential. As for proportion. His mouth is too big...and his nose needs to be lengthened a bit...he looks like he has a cute little button nose.

I also must say labrinth is one of the best movies around....David Bowie looked totally hot in that movie.

I actually took an art class for a year in high school. My meaning was more that this is the first time I've done this for actual leisure. ^__^;;; Sorry about that.

And thanks for the input, I think I can fix it now that I've been able to "step back" from it, as it were. =D

I know, but to me David Bowie is nothing without the Jareth Hair. XD

You have the facial structure down pretty well, but the actual features need some work. You should try to draw more what you actually see, rather than what you think you see.

For example, your eyes are recognizable, but they're only symbols of Bowie's eyes, not what that actually look like in that screenshot. Granted the quality isn't the best, but you can see they are darkened, almost triangular shapes, as opposed to the almond-shaped eyes in your picture.

My suggestion would be to get all the very basic shapes down first before you move in on tiny details. :)

I think I get what you're saying.... So try and map out basic shapes before making them detailed?

Yeah, that's exactly what I mean! :D

Yaaay! ^__^ Thanks very much for the advice, I shall take it into account.

My art teacher taught me to draw what I see, not what I think I see.

Like the people above me already stated, the mouth is too large than what it is in the ref. picture. And if you look at human eyes, they aren't actually drawn like that, I think those eyes are more on the cartoon side than the realism side. The eyes are also bigger than what they should be. And if you look closely, it doesn't seem like his eyebrows actually arch like the way you drew them, his cheek (The one facing away from us) is drawn more outwards than it is in the picture as well.

However, I like the way you did the direction of the hair and the shading on the neck. :3

Argh, I'm trying to look, but it's hard. D= It's like my eyes see one thing, but my mind sees another. If that makes any sense whatsoever. =P Oh well. Practice practice! ^_^

A technique that might help is if you put the reference picture upside down, and then just draw what you see. That might help your mind just see shapes, rather than going: "OMG IT'S AN EYE" it'll go: "Oh hey! There's a set of lines that curve this way, and I see a circle!" sort of thing. o wo

Oooh. I'm going to try that. =D Thanks!

Oh, o3o I absolutely love that movie! Dance,Magic,Dance! :squee:

Its okay, but it needs work. Well, you know what they say, Practice makes perfect. Much better than my drawing skills though XD