Your style of drawing is very shy. Dare to use those pencils in a blunt way, even when being subtile.

I think a more accurate description of your work Edite should be, "It's far from being bad". This to me is excellent and shows your talent well. I'm sure that Arne can see things that I cannot as he is a drawer and I am a button pusher. Maybe your shyness with the pencil comes from that you have little experience to date so yes of course it will come through on paper. I absolutely love her hair and her eyes. Your Mom is beautiful as is her daughter. I might only suggest some highlights and shading in her cheeks and chin.

Wonderful work Edite!

very nice sketch  Fooxoo... Try using sketching pencils like 8B, 7B, 6B, 4B to HB. To give more depths and on the portrait. Just a tip, get a cotton buds and rub to ur portrait for a blur effect.

u have the first base and it looks very good. so, get the pencils and finish it.

+7

Agree with Arnee and MommyMichelle, dear.
You are so gifted! Dare to experiment!
I love this one

I can see the feeling on the lines, very nice portrait, good line art!

Yeah really good frame (proportions)
I like this very much
Is ur best I think.
keep it up.

Thanks all I appreciate your crits

Her eyes are wonderful! She looks very proud. Very nice work, Edite.

This is a very good drawing! You've attained a good degree of realism too.

Yeah, CzarBote has the formula - try using graded pencils (at least three) soft, medium and hard. It should only take a coupla sketches to get the swing of it... You'll wonder how you ever got on without them before! The deal's (generally) medium for outlining and major framework, soft for smoother areas/subtle shading and hard for accenting and fine detail work.

Your mum must be a very pretty woman lovely line work.

So i see, a nice portrait. She is a beauty

I like it very much! Simple but effective!
Your mommy has a wonderful face!

very pretty, I like her eyes. Proportions are ok
I think if your you add more shades she look more real mmmm H pencils for lights and 1B 2B pencils for shadows n_n

very nice work
10+

I really really like this FOOXOO please do more bring them on

I like it, but I agree with artoonator... practice makes perfect

Ok Edite, I have owed you this crit for a long time...alot of what I was thinking was already said: using a variety of hardness in graphite, and your apprehension to put a line down seems noticeable.

There is nothing wrong with sketching/drawing lightly, but when you commit to it, flesh it out. I see some hard lines in the hair like you started, but just in the hair.

For your next piece I dare you to darken the skin tone overall, push your contrast. Don't use the white of the paper as the natural tone, use it as a highlight, like in watercolors. I love the loosness of the hair, but that same loosness shouldn't be apparent in the contours of her face.

You really like details, I can picture you biting your lip trying to hit every hair that was in your reference But you don't have to express EVERY hair of the eyebrow, eyelashes etc. Just as you generalized the wrinkles in the lips you can do the same for other details.

I also recommend YOU STOP BEING SO HARD ON YOURSELF!!!! This is good stuff. I like the transiiton (fade) for the shirt as it is not the subject, it was done gradually and in a way so that the portrait doesn't seem to just 'end'.

Keep it up Edite, I look forward to your next piece.

She is a great looking woman....

What happened to you? its a joke .... so call off the dogs..... lol

Good image, I am not an artist so I will leave it to the pros.. 9+

Very nice. I wish for it to be darker though. Nice job.

Very nice! I did an art subject in uni and the one thing I remember the lecturer said was to not be precious - don't be afraid, be daring. Add the dark tones and you'll be suprised at how good the results can be. You have a great foundation with this work, it's ready for the next level

nice, i like it. +7

Very good Edite....Lovely face features...nice details..
Your mother is a beautiful Lady!!....well done!
Carlos

Great sketch Edite!! So thats where your beauty comes from!! You and your mom are so lovely!! The work is wonderful, you have a lot of talent, Keep up the good work my friend.
Keith

I like it

I like this, I don't know what the original picture looks like, but your drawing is beautiful. I wish I could draw like that!

i agree!! so good!!!

i think this is a very good portrait
its very delicate...it suits her
love the hair and expression
you could try to shade it more
anyway..i like it very much