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I'm going to give you a critique since I am bored. Drawing, I utterly fail at so don't ask me about that. I'm also new to this guild so you should wait for someone else's critique before you drastically change your style. ^_^

First- it will be helpful to know what program you used to color these... at least for other people.

Give shading a try. The best time to suck is when you first start out you know. Any piece of art can take the next step with the effective use of dark and light. I am guessing that on XXX white part is the shiny reflection thing. The hair needs shading too. Other than the basic "practice your anatomy" learning to shade the anatomy is also helpful. This SSS is one of my first paintings. I made the light direction extremely obvious (well i think @.@). Try that for starters.

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I'd say the best thing for you to do is to bust out a coloring book. Don't worry about coloring your sketches yet. Do as many sketches as you can from photos like you did on that last one. I think you can see where you are having trouble at. When you get sick of that use your coloring book. There are many places where you can get lineart to practice on. Just make sure you don't steal or copy ^_^ Also, check out this link!

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I don't think I really know enough to help yet, but I like to think I am useful. ^_T

Your first two (anime-styled) images need quite a bit of work. It looks like it was done a bit quickly on Photoshop or another similar graphics program. I'm guessing you were using a mouse and don't have a scanner?

When learning how to draw, I actually don't really recommend working on the computer. Not unless you have a tablet and a looooot of patience. I feel that it's just harder to learn and harder to get good at.

Comparatively, I think your paper and pencil work shows a lot more promise. Though the anatomy does need work, I think your hand is steadier by far and you have a lot more control over what you're drawing. Does that make any sense?

Anyhow... if you can, try drawing from more photographs or, if possible, draw from life. It may not sound interesting, but drawing random objects in your room can help too. smile Y'never know when it'll become a work of art, as they say... Don't worry about your own style or trying to draw in a stylized manner at this stage. That'll come with time.

Hope this helps.. any questions, feel free to ask. smile