Teen in charcoal

[Mischa Milosevic]

April, a lovely subject and you have done wonderfully with the drawing thus far. In my opinion you need not change a thing but I do suggest a few fine touches here and there.

First, being that the shadow and light are evenly balanced there are few considerations. I would not go into why and why not when a balance is in question being I am limited on time. I would concentrate on making a even tone in the shadow keeping in mind the lite areas. So, if you need to take the tone a grade darker to pop the reflected lights. Remember the reflected lights in the shadows can be close to the dark area in the lights but the dark area in the lights can be brought lighter. It is the camera that captures the darks darker than what they really are. Shadows again, in the shadows there should be a definite indication of the darkest area and then it gets lighter as it reseeds into the reflected light. Being that the reflected light is strangest from below then the shadow grades to darker as it climbs to the forehead.

The little blotches of dark or light should not be there unless these are actually there on the boys face and I doubt that they are. You have dark blotches on the side of the nose on the light and on the shadow side. These should not be there.

The hair, you can get away with the light side being that there is indication of form but the form is not defined on the shadow side. I can see flat dark spots that need not be there.

The shirt coaler and separation from the skin is not defined as it should be. One more thing the neck is to thick i think the neck line in the shadow side can be adjusted.

I hope you do not take my words as harsh or the points of suggestion overwhelming rather as they are constructive critique. While I was at the academy we would get one critique per day per project and only three things were pointed out. It was my responsibility to notice the other things that needed slight adjusting.

All the best and truly fine work