This is my first real attempt at trying to draw a person realistically... I drew it back in April and think it turned out alright, but it took me awhile to accept it. My middle school art teacher was constantly getting annoyed with me because every time I turned in a piece I honestly apologized because it wasn't very realistic and one day she saw me showing this to a friend and complaining about how crappy it was and told me, "Look, no matter what technique you use or how realistically you draw, it will ALWAYS come out slightly abstract because THAT'S JUST HOW YOU DRAW. I like how you draw so will you stop trying to change it?" Then she walked off and I took her advice. ^-^ It took me way too long to figure out that I could draw people decently.