How well drawn is this?

[Renegnicat]

I think her pose is very organic, like she's calling over her shoulder's to say bye to her mom as she joins her friends to play. She even has a name, Mika Bukuro, and she lives on the western edge of the Yaskeiu plains, near the coast. She must be running towards the coast as well, as powerfal winds constantly rush over the plains from the west, coming in from the sea.

Maybe there is a festival going on? She certainly feels carefree and innocent.
Just how well drawn is this..?  

[Will]

It's not bad. I may not be the best person to judge, but it seems interesting.

If it had more color and a setting, the story might be a bit more apparent.

[Whitney]

Are you going for realistic, anime realistic, or cartoonish anime?

[Renegnicat]

Definitely not realistic. *laughs*

[McQ]

The left shoe/foot looks good.

[susangail]

^ I agree.

Her left leg looks a bit too high. Maybe like she's skipping or something?

[Whitney]

Definitely not realistic. *laughs*

If you are concerned about proper body proportions; that could use some study.

Other than that, the left hand kinda looks like a foot.

The face looks like anime.

[Renegnicat]

Yes, I am concerned about proper body proportions.

So the proportions are way off then? I couldn't tell, though now that I look at it again, y'know, a few days later, I feel that I am not satisfied with this. Back to the practice board!

*thanks whitney. I owe you one.*

[Renegnicat]

Are the proportions on this girl better? Or are they way off as well?

[McQ]

Are the proportions on this girl better? Or are they way off as well?

Way off:

Her head is too big
Neck too long
Chest is lopsided
Legs aren't too bad though - but feet are too big for the legs.

[Renegnicat]

Link to image.

This is the result of several studies of anatomy and proportion. I think it's an improvement, but I can't be sure. What do you guys think?  

[Ninteen45]

Your missing a vital part of the male anatomy, .

[McQ]

Link to image.

This is the result of several studies of anatomy and proportion. I think it's an improvement, but I can't be sure. What do you guys think?  

Is this study done from a photo or other real-life depiction of a person/persons, or is it from a study of other drawings (anime or manga)? It's getting closer to real-life.

[Whitney]

Link to image.

It is closer, but still off.  
Here's a decent anatomy art reference: http://odduckoasis.deviantart.com/art/A ... l-27484310  

Constructive criticism to follow: His right arm looks crippled. and if it is a he then the waist and hips are not right.  Men don't have an hour glass shape; they have broad shoulders that taper slightly to a fairly undefined hip.  Thighs should be slightly larger than the calves and never smaller (for normal people).  You also might want to look at drawing hands and feet in detail on their own so that it is easier to draw them when viewed from far away.; they are better this time, but still off.

Maybe you should focus on faces; get those down well and then move onto the body.  Or work on drawing the body and after you get that figured out move onto faces.

[Will]

I went ahead and changed the linked image of the young naked man with no junk just in case anyone was viewing this at work or other NSFW circumstances.