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Hello and merry CRITmas! Are you ready to be visited by a little critique fairy?Before we dive in, please don't mind the stars; I don't think stars are a good way to judge art so I am just giving everyone the same amount each time.Now then! First, let's get some praise out of the way: just at a glance I can tell you're vrey experienced with the medium and I also like how incredibly gentle and kind this person comes across just from the expression on his face. That's very nice and great skill to have.If I had to criticise something I'd be that I feel you've kept so much of your drawing incredibly light - most of your dark tones aren't very dark at all. Only in the gentleman's eyes do I spot some really dark greys, and seeing as he's got several places where there are bound to be some deep (occlusion) shadows, I feel adding some of those dark values in there would really make the difference between a great piece and a REALLY great piece! In case you were wondering, the occlusion shadows occur in areas where light has trouble reaching: not only doesn't light shine on it directly, nearby surfaces also can't reflect light into such areas as the deepest part of a crease or fold, be that cloth or skin or even hair. In this example, we'd see these deep shadows at the place where the collar of his vest touches his back, his cap touches his head and hair or on the underside of his mustache and below his hear where his beard tucks behind it. I think the inside of his ear can be a little darker than it currently is as well.If you want to try these things out but don't want to risk your drawing (which I completely understand, and I'd have my reservations too if that piece of art was my own) maybe if you have a digital program you could do these touch-ups in there, with a burn tool set to low strength or something similar. That way, you can see how much shadow is needed with the benefit of things not being irreversible.Still, I very much like the drawing as it is already, and I want to wish you a Happy 2020 with a lot of inspiration and time to spend on projects just like this.Have a good one!