Honestly, Is this drawing any good?

Hmm. It's not awful, not at all. I don't think it's great, but for a first try it's relatively good. The draftsmanship is the strong point in the piece I think, but you made it look very cartoon-like, which is a shame.

Degas-influenced I bet. :P

But keep it up, practice makes perfect.

Honestly, it's not something I'd pay money to see on display. If it's a school project, that's wonderful. But if you're looking for a professional critique, the body is disproportioned and the lighting/shading is unrealistic (it's hard to tell where the light is coming from). The feet are cartoon-like and the spine is bent at a jagged angle.

It is not awful at all, it is pretty good. Of course there's always room for improvement, so think that if this is your first and it's okay, then you can do even better later on! If you like drawing, keep practising!:)

I think it's good for a beginner.

A little tip: Go and look at pictures of people in different poses and postures... and of course practice drawing a lot.

The arms and legs of your figure could be a little more in proportion, but I think overall it looks fine.

I have taken many art classes including 4 years of high school and 3 courses at college, and that is damn good =)

is that a degas reference by any chance???

I think it's excellent. Charcoal is a difficult medium to work with , and you did a great job ! Congratulations !

i think its good i like the shading on the arms charcoal is hard to work with

dude, that's really good! i can barely draw a stick figure! that is really amazing, i like how the background looks for some reason, but i don't know why.

That's really good! I wish I could draw like that!!!

it's so.......beautiful!

i wish i could draw like you.. T_T;

and considering it's your first.....

i think the legs and feet might need some work but it's amazing!