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Haha, three cheers for Umineko. XD That is a really cute picture.

I'd love to critique your piece, but I don't have time to give it justice right now. So if you can wait just a little, I'll get back to you. smile

Ok, I will see if I can't start out the critique at least.

I think you've got the start of a nice piece here. I really like some of the small details you've added. In particular, I like Beatrice's rose and the buttons on Battler's coat. It's the little things that sometimes make for fun, in my opinion. Overall, for anime style, I think you've done a pretty decent job. Your line quality is pretty decent and the piece is easy to look at, I think. And, it was also possible to immediately recognize the characters. That in itself is a feat when just starting out. wink

That said, of course there are problems. Of course it's not all good stuff, right?

Ok, so I see that your anatomy does need work. The necks need work and I'm pretty sure the proportions are off on the bodies (though I'm having trouble picking out where). The faces also need some help, particularly the face shape. Beatrice's profile is a bit plain, even for anime style. Also, Battler's face also feels a bit off to me. I still like the expressions though. I'd also add that the eyes are a bit bland right now too. I think you don't need the extra circle added in there. If you want to add highlights or make the eyes more interesting, I'd suggest looking at an eye tutorial. In anime, the eyes are the pivotal point of the whole image sometimes. And if you don't get the eyes right, you're in trouble. smile That said, the expressions are very cute and they made me smile. You can see Beatrice being her pissy self.

Next, I'd also say that the figures are a bit flat right now. Thing that can help with alleviating flatness include adding picking a light source, shading, and in some cases, adding color. And, of course, getting very good at anatomy also helps, even when drawing anime style. Although you probably won't want to hear this, drawing realism is probably the best way you can get better at drawing anime.

The only other thin I'd add is just, work on composition just a little bit more. The perspective you picked is pretty flat on and this leaves a lot of room in the center of the image where there's nothing going on. I notice you've added a background, and I think that's good... but you could try making one that isn't so abstract and it might make your image all that more interesting to look at.

OK, time's up for me. Gotta get going. wink Hope I hoped a little bit.