David's Sketchbook ;)

[Hozure]

Heyo devares. I, too, am a forum virgin. I would suggest looking into studying lighting a little more to push your realism. A lot of your drawings seem to have an unsure lighting situation and that causes the figures to feel out of place. If you look at a candlelight for instance, it falls off pretty fast compared to sunlight, moonlight, etc. Consider working with one light source at a time, that might help you ease into it as you're studying.

And like others have noted, hold back on the special effects and textures, or at least be conscious of where you decide to put them in the picture. With that said, let's see more!