Wow, he thinks that's crap? I think it's pretty feakin' awesome! 
Of course it helps that he has such a sterling subject to begin with 
Tell him to stop being a baby, it looks great!
Is he joking? I have to agree with Star "it's pretty freakin' awesome!"
*scratches head*
I'm no artist, but I like to think I know what good looks like...and that falls directly into that category.
I finally got it done. Here are some of my characters.
My Deviant art page.
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Is he joking? I have to agree with Star "it's pretty freakin' awesome!"
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Seconded. Er, thirded. I'm so confused. 
I'm not a big fan of colored pencils, mainly 'cause I'm biased towards photoshop....but as far as the drawing goes, that's excelent!
I agree with Rox. Im not too big on colored pencils but thats a really cool drawing!
-Spade
It takes skill and patience, neither of which do I possess, to turn out something like that. I like the colored pencils, but they don't like me.
Anyway, I think it is very well done. A stellar piece. However, if your friend wants a supportive setting in which to improve his skills, you should tell him to come to the art forum and post more often.
I suspect that your friend has an idea of where they want their art to be, as well as an awareness of where their abilites are at the moment. Since their skill falls so short of their ideal, they don't value the work they produce. I feel the same way about a lot of my stuff.
As for critique: the image doesn't have enough variation between light and shadow which makes it very flat. The gnome has a bright light source reflecting off of his helmet, so there should be some dark shadows on the opposite side, especially where the cloak comes out behind the body. There should also be some strong specular highlights on the side facing the light, especially on the hard surfaces, helmet, gun, boots, etc.
The image is done in very primary colors without much gradiation, which again is flattening. Some of the folds look like puckers or indentations rather than folds because of this. There isn't any bounced or reflected light to help define volume.
Also, the image is very unrealistic because you don't see my fist in there laying an energy transfer on the back of your head. That's probably the most important thing.
www.battlewraith.deviantart.com
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Also, the image is very unrealistic because you don't see my fist in there laying an energy transfer on the back of your head. That's probably the most important thing.
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lmao...shaddup Love Tap. 2 more levels, and Im going Force of Nature on yer [censored] 
But seriously, thanks for the kind words all. I'll be sure to show this to him
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Touche 
Alright, so recently my SG mate and I started a tiny little art trade. I draw him, he draws me. Well, today I got his picture. I personally love it. He, on the other hand thinks its terrible. I cant talk him out of it. I wont say his name, under the premise that i I do, hes gonna kill me. Painfully. So, anyway, do you have any comments/criticism? He really needs to know how good this is.
Oh, and Dark, if yer reading this, I have one thing to say, and that is:
*EDIT* Edited to remove the link to a folder with hi name on it