I like this, you're a tad heavy-handed with your charcoal but with time you'll be rockin' this shit out like a pro. That being said, I totally dig the concepts your delving into and this is such a revealing view of two people without showing all that much of them in frame.

I'm glad to see someone is really thinking before drawing.

Thank you, this series is a very vulnerable one for me, so any encouragement is really nice to hear. Although, there's no charcoal here, just H's and B's range of pencils

ohp, oops. i thought i read that it was charcoal, perhaps my cold is worse than i thought... *sneezes into a wad of tissues*.

Well whatever you used all i want to do is encourage, not discourage. i've been trying to get my degree in animation for 7 years and i give myself such a hard time that if anyone criticizes my work i'm pretty much thrown into a spiral of despair.

At any rate, keep up the good work and i'll make sure to try and give you my constructive feedback.