Wow, Stormo Angela is awesome! The skin definitely looks great
, but the pants... really, really well done! Holy crap!
Haha, thank you!
I would I could draw. My sister has all the artistic blood in my family. She's an art major and made this for me for Christmas....though christ knows what I'm going to do with a 2.5'x3' charcoal drawing of myself
Don't wish you could draw, wishing's never made it happen. And don't fall for the old "art's in the blood". Art is not about talent. Talent, as a mate of mine once put it, "is what makes teenager A slightly better at art than teenager B, but it will never guarantee teenager A's success, and never prevent teenager B from achieving that same thing".
I was shit at art when I started - and I really mean
shit - but because I loved doing it, and because I kept practicing, I got better. I'm still worthless, but at least I don't have to eat my drawings for fear that anyone might see them. I have zero talent, and I'm still making things that occasionally make ome people go, "Hey, not bad."
"Art's about talent" is a cop-out. Don't believe it. It's a cheap excuse people use because they refuse to admit that they're too lazy to practice. Art's about motivation, enjoyment, inspiration, and perseverence. And most of all, it's about loving what you do. No amount of talent can guarantee success, and no lack of talent can prevent it.
So if you want to draw,
draw! Myself and most other people posting in this thread can offer loads of advice to help you get better. It's never too late, and a lack of talent should never stop you. Talent's a small head start, nothing more.
That is a great portrait though. Tell your sister congrats from us
