thanks!

I hope you don't mind getting some crticism yourself, but you have to remember that even though you may be working with broad strokes that identify the different shades of light, you gotta pay attention to form at the same time. Take a look at 'his' right cheek in the picture and compare it to yours. You'll see yours slants backwards at about a 20-25 degree angle while the one in the ref is generally going straight down (minus the anatomy of the cheek). The end of the nose on your picture is also higher than his nostril on your drawing and is generally aligned with the nostril in the ref. Keep an eye out for detail if you wish to make faces that actually look like the person.

do itashimashite :)

don't touch my moustache!

good 19 minute picture. yay practice.

Looks great so far conor...

I never really took you seriously (art nor comments) until I saw this. You are paying attenton to the right artist(s)... (obviously Axil62 being the most influential)... and I see the potential in you to pull this off with some pratctice. Main thing with the style you're going for, it isn't technical, you gotta have that stuff down like the back of your hand, and then it's all aout passion.... If you want to paint like Dan paints, you have to feel it. You have the potential to do this, I see it. Keep painting, only next time relax a bit more.

thanks for the comments. I realize this doesn't look exactly like the ref. I was focusing more getting similar colours and just getting practice with the brush. I also definitely feel what Im drawing when I do it. I've been keeping a rather loose style lately because I like to just draw out of my head and see what comes up.

i personally would like to see you continue such practices once in a while. cant hurt at all.
shit, i could use someof the same. anyways, this is close to the ref, i do see what was said about the cheek bone and nose, but still. great atempt.