Nice work overall! The only real criticisms I can give are:

-The details on her chin are a little dark. It\'d be a mess trying to fix it for this one, but for future reference just remember that details like the chin and cheeks should be noticeable but not too noticeable. It\'s the subtle things that really bring a drawing to life, so try not to overwork some of the details.

-The shading in some areas is a little bit uneven and inconsistent (Her right breast - our left - is where this issue really shows the most). Try to let shading go gradually from light to dark (or vice versa, whichever you\'re most comfortable with) instead of accidentally including little splotchy dark areas. The best way to fix this is to take a kneaded eraser (you know, the awesome gray ones that you can mold in your hand - they go for about a dollar fifty at a place like Michaels or any art store, really) and pull off some of the graphite little by little. It really makes a difference. And don\'t worry: this kind of problem happens to anyone trying to do realistic pencil portraits. Thankfully, it\'s easy to correct.

I hope that helps you in the future! Other than those things, it\'s really a very lovely drawing!

EDIT: I just reread your comment and realized that you did this in charcoal. Hmmmm...charcoal is evil, if you ask me. ;D I\'m so terrible with it! But I\'m going to leave my advice on here so you can remember it when you do another pencil drawing in the future.

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haha it's ok you made the mistake - I've felt that charcoal pencils are evil for a longgg time, but they've been literally sitting in my drawing area for years and I've been looking at some amazing portraits done in charcoal and wanted to give it a try.

I actually took some of my stuff down to my tattoo shop yesterday and talked to one of my artists about my work and he had a lot of helpful tips. He told me he talked to this guy that does some amazing charcoal pieces, and he said the way to blend is by taking a stick of charcoal and smashing it up and actually brushing it on - crazy! I'm excited to try that out though, it seems like a really helpful idea in that medium.

Aaaand finally, thanks for all the help! I'm glad that at least someone looks at my stuff, and closely! I really appreciate it!

My pleasure, for sure. ;D

I take it you've made really good friends with the folks at the tattoo shop by now?

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haha well I've known the one guy for like 5 years or so, my brother went to him all the time and then he moved to the shop right by my house with the guy that opened it who has a super great reputation aaand we talk about art and I bring them cookies

Art, cookies and tattoos are a triple threat, ya know. ;D

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HAHA yes I must be destined for success!!