[One, Two, Middlesboogie]

ZEPPELIN! WhaddoIwin?

Thank you very much, Deq; that was some very sound advice.

One problem with doing things big is that my scanner only takes A4 paper. Still, I'm not a serious artist; so it won't be a problem.

I must get some proper art supplies too... I'd like some more brown oil pastels. I only have 3 shades of it and they're all starting to wear out. I haven't even touched my purple and hot pink ones!

I know what you mean about inking ruining a picture sometimes. I've lost a few pics by over-zealously finishing them.

As Deq and Alector said; computer finishing is totally optional; so don't freak if you can't do it. I like doing it because I've only just started doing it properly, and it's still all interesting and new. I'm not going to let my hand-drawing skills atrophy.

And another tip; a lot of my paper is re-used. I always draw lightly until I'm happy enough to solidify the lines a bit more. That way, if I totally don't like a picture, I can rub it out and re-use the paper for something else. My 'Dune Cat' drawing was done on paper that had had four different rejected drawings on it! Re-use and recycle; don't scrumple up and throw away.

I actually keep a few of my failed drawings, and some of my really old ones when I wasn't so good, so when I feel frustrated about not getting something right, I can drag them out to remind myself that I used to be worse.

And does anyone have any tips on drawing realistic human faces? Bodies I can do, and I'm okay at drawing cartoony faces. But I just can't do realism; they always end up vampirical. And when I try to put in shadows they always end up looking either emaciated or as though they just have a grubby face.