very realistic...just needs more shading and depth...background wouldn't hurt either

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right away I can say you have improved immensely on proportions. If I ran into this girl randomly on the street, I would recognize her from your drawing. The mouth seems accurate, and is undeniably expressive- I find though that drawing teeth is almost purely a subtractive process. Instead of drawing countours, simply shading (or blocking in shades) of the gums, creaks, and some soft shadows would reveal the shape of the teeth without having to actually draw the shape itself. Smudging can be a quick solution to shading, but if you really want to improve you are going to have to lay down the graphite- old school style. Keeping smudging to a minimum makes for a more complete and realistic image, but it requires serious patience (finding the right place and feel to begin shading is always frustrating, but once you fill in a few darks you will gain momentum and shade like nobody's business). Krazykohla is right about the shading and depth, but I wouldn't worry about backgrounds for now... or ever. I hate drawing backgrounds, so I work as though they are unneccessary for the image. I recommend getting a darker, softer pencil. It is much easier and more intuitive for shading and sketching in general. The rough, grainy application of softer leads eliminates the need hone in on super-precise detail, and feels more natural. I think you are just a few drawings away from true photorealism.

heh, thanks man, I did once get me a 10 pencil graphite kit, but all the cores of them were broken so ive such to the mechanical pencil for most of my sketches, and if I remember right, it was a 2B (that's the main used one for usual use?) class that I picked up on a bulk lot, so I have heap, tell you the truth, this was pretty quick sketching that I did, as you said, "once you fill in a few darks you will gain momentum and shade like nobody's business", 3 hours later, I was done.
the girl is quite bashful at the thought of having me sketch, and really didn't like the idea of me putting this up, but im hoping to sketch her more, but I thing I have to convince her on this idea...

Any ways, I smudged for the reason I just basicly scribble the shading, I haven't really known a proper way to shade, scouted many "how to draw" sites, but that really tell nothing to me... (or anything thats usable for me)
manybe ill even do a selfy...

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the "proper" way to shade is ultimately up to interpretation via experimentation, but if you are looking for guidance on technique I would suggest picking up a book of sketch work by a great master or a pre-raphaelite, or something like that. I like sketches by Alphonse Mucha (art nuveau). Choose an image that is not too complex, and try to copy their sketch as quickly as possible. Remember to work quickly though, because you are sketching, not doing precise drawing. In doing this, you will have to think ahead about what types of pencils to use, how hard to push, how much detail is needed, what areas you can be really rough on, etc. just as the original artist did. The purpose of sketching is to achieve the most effect with the least amount of stroke, allowing for a more "natural" look and feel to your work. Sketching does not involve a whole lot of detail so each line or scribble should be "quick" and seem effortless. Once you feel comfortable sketching, you will be more comfortable with detailed drawing.

Oh yeah one last thing. A rule I learned at a very young age is to keep your eyes on your subject and not on the paper. The idea is to draw what you actually see, not what you think you saw. The only way to do this is to concentrate on the subject nearly the entire time, and only glancing down at the paper to see where you are.

Got it boss

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They have retractable rubbers at the newsagent now. This is a rather late one. 2005.... I think if you had a background it would have to be a blurry one as not to distract from the smile.I don't think I have to write much I think youresopretty covered it.

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