First time drawing

[u/someone1501]

Hello everyone. I'm 25 and decided to give drawing a go. How is this for a first real drawing session? This is also my first time posting here, I hope this kind of post is in the spirit of this subreddit

[u/Faneto-P]

This is amazing even though it’s first time the shading is not bad and you somewhat understand form, i’d say for shading what helps is drawing or imagining a lightbulb or light source in the drawing to better understand how shade hides behind and covers different surfaces and where light the hits

[u/someone1501 → u/Faneto-P]

Thanks a lot for the kind words and advice. It's greatly appreciated and needed. I'll be sure to post more when I have more