Heartache 101 ~Sour into Sweet~

If you truly want a menacing look, I'd say for the more slanted eyebrow. I think I can make out an arm on the lower-left, but it's really hazy. Everything else is fine by me.

This is just my opinion, though.

1) Calm down. Panic will get you nowhere.

2) What looks off most of all is the lower-left. I can barely make anything out! I would suggest making more pronounced highlights there.

3) I have no clue if I'm even using the proper terminology when I used the "pronounced highlights" comment in #2.

No, I've got nothing else. You might want more opinions before going forward with adjustments, though. Perhaps a visit to the Creative Corner?

There are tutorials you can find out there for how to make manga-style CGs so that you get clean line art, properly colored layers, etc. I've been trying to learn it, too, but I think I need to invest in a tablet.

author=Dozen
Thanks, but the lack of skills is not the problem. I'm not worried I can't draw properly. I'm worried I didn't draw properly and when they see my work nobody will believe I can so then people will frown upon it, which makes me doubt myself, thus eventually even I will think I can't draw properly and also I will think everybody hates me due to the fact they think I suck at drawing.
Does... does this make sense to you?-.-'

Actually, in a strange sense, this does make sense to me! I'm not sure I can explain why it does, but, it does.

It didn't make any sense to me :P
But, speaking for myself, I rather like to be underestimated :)

I think I know what you intend with that hair, but it's coming across as flat. Maybe some highlights would do the trick? What's bothering me more, though, is that blush. I dunno. I have no experience with Africans blushing, so I could be ignored on this point.

*Edit: The head-tilt you've got is pretty sweet, though!

author=MountainEyes
Yeah, I need to rework the blush and pop in some highlights, for certain.

I second that. It's, Uhh... a little creepy, to be honest. I'm sure we can work something out that hasn't slipped into the Uncanny Valley - regarding the eyes on both, the blush(what was wrong with the original?) and the hellholeopen mouth mostly, but the toning also got lost somehow in the process of coloring her skin, and the latter as well as the edges of her body are in... eerie... contrast with her clothes' shades. It's the equalient of her popping out of a cartoon and dressing into real clothes. Neither of these would be problems if not for this mix; there is nothing bad with your work in itself, it's the combination of your artstyle and the standard.
What program or technique did you use? I had no such problems when I recoloured Kyouki's skin.

author=Marrend
*Edit: The head-tilt you've got is pretty sweet, though!

Also seconded.

I especially like that half-smile in the first picture, gives her character.

author=MountainEyes
Actually, I hadn't thought about an arranged marriage, but that would actually fill in a bit of a gap I was having problems with in her case. Wow, awesome, I've got a new idea now!

DRAMA! Nice.