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This is based on the Gman from the Half Life series. I made this on a friend's request, and I thought it came ok, but some constructive criticism would be nice.

i think the legs are a little short, but proportionately i think the rest of the body suits the style (except for the elbows, maybe moved up a wee bit?)

i never played the half-life games, so i don't know what the gman looks like

i kinda like this, i find it oddly appealing

First of all, for a gag strip, this isn't bad at all. I like the simplification of the character and that you're using your own style to interpret him.

For criticism: Your biggest trouble-spots are fairly common beginner problems.
1) Hands - Nobody is good at hands to begin with. You've danced around the problem in this picture, but unless you force yourself to learn how, you never will.
2) Feet - Same deal. I suggest looking at Yahoo images or magazines to understand the actual shape of a foot (it's trickier than it seems). You don't have to be realistic, but you have to know HOW to draw it before you can simplify it into a cartoon effectively.
3) Legs - Most beginners (myself included) draw the lower body too short, especially the legs. We're just used to seeing the upper body more. Your head is huge and it gets smaller the farther down you go. The head size would seem intentional, but because of the legs I'm less likely to assume you did it on purpose.

The rest is just finess. You'll improve naturally and your style will evolve, but you've got a good starting base. Just remember 2 things: DRAW WHAT YOU HAVE THE MOST TROUBLE WITH, if you ever want to get better, and THE WRITING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE PICTURE. If you're not funny/witty/smart, no one will look at your pictures long enough for it to matter anyway.

That guy wrote:1) Hands - Nobody is good at hands to begin with. You've danced around the problem in this picture, but unless you force yourself to learn how, you never will.
2) Feet - Same deal. I suggest looking at Yahoo images or magazines to understand the actual shape of a foot (it's trickier than it seems). You don't have to be realistic, but you have to know HOW to draw it before you can simplify it into a cartoon effectively.
3) Legs - Most beginners (myself included) draw the lower body too short, especially the legs. We're just used to seeing the upper body more. Your head is huge and it gets smaller the farther down you go. The head size would seem intentional, but because of the legs I'm less likely to assume you did it on purpose.

I'm actually pretty good with hands, but I couldnt think of anything for the left hand (your right) to do, so I put it behind him. As for the rest, I'll work on it (And yes, the head is supposed to be kinda big )