Jackson

Hello! I’m Renoir from Art Array. Since you tagged this with ARCritique, I’ll offer some advice for you. You can always feel free to disregard anything I say.

For starters, I think Jackson is at a solid start. He seems like main character material, especially for the horror genre, as main characters tend to be on the muted and more realistic side (a good contrast with the main villains, which tend to be very detailed and highly conspicuous).

However, there are some things you can work on. When drawing a full front of a character, the face should be symmetrical (unless it is a unique aspect of the character for it not to be). The best way to draw symmetrically is to draw a line down the middle, and draw both sides at the same time (draw 1 line on one side, followed by the same line but on the other side). This makes it much easier to keep track of as you work. Working like this will prevent mistakes such as the slight left side tilt in the drawing, and the fact that one eye is significantly larger than the other.

One tip for cartooning: cartoon characters are very simple. Generally speaking, you want to represent a complex shape with as few lines as possible. I included examples of how to simplify curly/wavy hair in the image. To represent curly/wavy hair, draw it all as a single silhouette and focus on the direction of flow of the hair. This is a somewhat advanced concept, which is why I tend to encourage artists to learn realism before learning cartoons. Cartoons are simplified realism that “breaks the rules” of realism. However, in order to effectively break the rules, you must know the rules you’re breaking in the first place.

I included a drawing to help better visualize what I’m explaining. I hope this helps you out!