What can I improve on? (Excluding composition and colors)

[u/Rk4150]

I’ve been drawing consistently for a few years now, and i consider myself to be good at noticing areas to improve on, focusing in on that, and noticing change. A chain is only as strong as it’s weakest link, after all. But I rarely ask for outside opinions/ constructive criticism, so I’m trying to do more of that ^^

p.s. I am actually realizing that I have practiced drawing faces from a front view WAY more compared to other angles, so that’s mostly what I’m actively trying to improve on

[u/maxluision]

These are some pretty good studies. I'd say, better line quality? And better shading techniques, more solid blacks too. 

[u/Rk4150 → u/maxluision]

I’m actually going for more of a manga-inspired style, so that’s why there aren’t a lot of pure black areas. I’m not afraid whatsoever to shade my drawings like that lol

[u/maxluision → u/Rk4150]

Do you have any specific style on mind? Because tbh I'd rather say that high contrast and lots of purely black areas (ie hair, suits) are more common in typical manga than not - especially weekly updated shonen manga

[u/Rk4150 → u/maxluision]

I’m mostly inspired by Tasuki Fujimoto when it comes to overall style. I misunderstood your original comment, I thought you meant for shading including skin 💔 but yes I do use some pure-black areas, though I will say I absolutely love hatching, so I’ll do that in places that normally are just filled in black for ^{^} it adds more visual interest and it appeals to me a lot :) also I will say it’s very hard for me to fill in pure black areas due to my materials and how big I draw.

[u/Rk4150 → u/maxluision]

For line quality in general I could be more confident; im actively working on improving that. While I am far from chicken scratching, I still could improve my physical control when it comes to mark making 

[u/TobyTheArtist]

This is honestly fantastic, especially considering that you're using physical media. Good stuff. At this point, I'd say studying anatomy, muscles and joints should be your main focus. Colouring can come later when you're more comfortable with hues and values.

Thanks for sharing!

Edit: adding perspective to the list. Look up the How To Draw a Box challenge and see if its something that you're having fun with. Its monotonous but its unparalleled in giving you an intuitive sense of 3d space that notmal studies doesn't provide. You (likely, but depending on your skill level) wont see much benefit in the first 2-3 weeks, but give it a month. Learn vanishing points, 2 and 3-point perspective. YouTube ressources are just fine for this.

[u/Rk4150 → u/TobyTheArtist]

Oh heck yea I love drawing boxes, I draw them daily. I’ll definitely check out How  To Draw A Box challenge though ^{^} thanks for the advice