So, the other day, I was showing my artwork to someone, and they told me that my characters had no life. Of course I felt awful, not so much because of what they said, because I think that it's true, but because I love my characters any maybe I'm the only one that can see the life in them?

They said that I needed to draw backgrounds to give the character substance, and that colored squiggles didn't count (LOL) He said to un-static my poses, and draw more facial expression so that they wouldn't look like dolls.

*dies* So this is the goal I've made for myself this year: I want to draw on the computer for at least 45 minutes a day, but I'm going to try for an hour. I won't consider a picture 'finished' until I put a background on it. And I'm going to try a new facial expression every week.

If you guys would yell at me when I don't do this stuff, it would be great . I need to be held accountable, or I won't stick to it.

(P.S. I need a new book, and I haven't been able to find one (a novel) Does anyone have suggestions?)