Hey, @annyyyyy, thanks for reaching out! 😄 And so sorry for my delayed reply. This is a very nice sketch, and I see @Steve Lenze has already given you some helpful feedback regarding form and structure. I’d definitely second that and encourage you to keep those ideas in mind. Adding up, I really like the overall line and hatch quality in your drawing, but I believe the straight pattern of the shading lines may be hurting the volumes on some areas such as the lower legs, the lower back, the head/hair and a little bit on the buttocks. So piggybacking a bit off Steve’s comment, I’d suggest you try making the shading lines “wrap around” the forms (rather than using straight lines). I’m attaching some visual notes in the images! Not that you should never use straight lines for this (in fact, many artists do, usually for stylistic reasons - sometimes even overlapping layers of “wrapping” strokes over straight) - but just be mindful of how each of these different choices of how to shade affects the representation of the volumes in your drawing and use them deliberately, according to your preferences and intention of each piece. Also, have you tried crosshatching with the side of the pencil instead of the tip? This could help make the halftone transitions more subtle on areas of softer edges, like, for example, near the thigh’s core shadow. Hope this helps. If you have any questions, just let me know. Keep up the good work, and best of luck in your start at the art academy!

Hey annyyyyy, I like your quick sketch, it shows a pretty good understanding of gesture and proportion. One of the things I think you can work on is the perspective and 3 dimensional quality of your figures. I did a quick sketch to show you some of the things I think would make your drawings better, I hope it helps :)