The Lodge

Okay, before I simply go: "Awwwww this is adorable!" I shall try to give a good critique. First off I think you did a nice job with the poses. I like the fact that there's diversity in how they're angled in terms of their bodies and faces. It's easy to draw characters facing the same way and interacting, but it can be much harder to draw them from different sides and still have it flow well. I also like that although we can't see a good portion of Lee's face, you did a nice job with showing his expression with the closed eye, raised eyebrow and blush. The body language also plays a great part in it, because Lee is pulling Neji closer and from the fact that he has his hand on the couch as well, I get the feeling that maybe he's not only balancing himself, but trying to keep Neji from pulling away. Not because Neji feels his space is invaded, but because as a knee jerk reaction, I can see Neji as one of those characters who isn't quite so used to physical contact on this level. I also like that you show this in Neji's more conservative pose with his shoulder's hunched up and kind of curled into himself. I know this could be from the cold as well, but I think it's just another well done aspect.

You also did a good job keeping the perspective consistent and I really like the little details like the snow dripping off of Lee's face and the details of outside the windows.

Some critiques might be though that I think it would help if the lines for the window and coat hanger were straighter. The lines seem a bit wobbly and with the couch I can understand because of the material, but with more solid objects I think it just helps give them a more sturdy feel as well as lend some texture. I also think you could have been more dramatic in your shading and your folds. You did a great job with the blanket, but I think it would just pop more if there were more folds and lines to really show that Neji had it wrapped around him because he was cold and then Lee's actions disturbed it's initial placement. I also think you could add some more lines on the couch as well to give it more of a look that Neji's weight is affecting it. Same with the coat and the scarf in the background. Just to show the pull of gravity I think you could add some more lines near the top especially to show the shape of the pegs they're resting on.

As for the shading it looks good and it's a nice soft shading for a soft picture, but I think it would help if maybe you put a little more contrast to the different shades. Not cell shading exactly, but...kinda of like use a lighter color and then slowly blend to the darker one if that makes sense. I think something that might help to is if you used either all black lines for your lineart instead of just on the furniture or used no lines except very few like you did the characters. Just to give it a more uniform look and like both the background and characters go together. Other than that I think my only other critique might be with Neji's hair being brown I think it might work better to either pick a different color for the couch, or make his hair more defined where it meets the couch because they look a bit to blended together.

Overall this is a sweet picture though and you've come a long way. Really nice job! I hope this critique was helpful.