Well, I think I've come to a point where I really need some honest critique. So, anyone who looks at this thread, please feel free to post any thoughts, opinions, critiques, anything. Don't be afraid to be harsh, I can take it. :)







(Obviously the one on the left is 2 years old and extra ugly; the one on the right is a sketch I did to see how much I've improved, where I drew partially on top of the old one fixing as many anatomy issues as possible.)

On the first image, I really like the water effect(it's so hard to do!). What I like less is the composition split in the middle. You either forget about the character or forget about the wave.

I don't have much stuff to say about the second one, looks good to me, I don't see any real big mistakes. The pose is natural.

You did improve your anatomy a lot and your sense of motion. However, I still feel as if she is going to fall and I'm not sure if she is running or jumping or something else.

I agree with demontales about the composition of the first image, maybe crop the right a little? The rock she's sitting on also looks rather strange. It looks like you need more water in front of it, as it is the water seems to be on a higher level than it should be, if that makes sense. It'd also help if it was a more natural shape rather than just jutting out of seemingly nowhere?

The second one is so nice! Lovely composition, and great colors. The only thing I can see that needs tweaking would be the arm on her leg, that position she's holding it in looks kind of uncomfortable.

You've definitely improved though lol, especially anatomy-wise.

The platform that the woman is sitting/chilling on looks kind of copy and pasted in. Like Koushou said, you need some more water surrounding it.

And wow, you've improved a lot in 2 years.

I think you did it on purpose but every figure: looks the same, is in the same position, and in a similar place.

It's like the same drawing a bunch of times to me.

They're not bad at all BUT it is a bunch of the same pic to me.