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whether a character is "good looking" or not, is more often than not defined by the reactions of the other characters towards them! (since irl people have all sorts of standards for attractiveness)
I personally would not think much of him, since well, he has a generic face, relaxed expression, and very normal features.
and I think the rest of your characters will be drawn similarly. So it's more of a job of the writing and staging, to convey that he is "hot" in your story.
like, think of classic manga
all characters ARE drawn the same way.
but the "beautiful" ones get presented differently.
I was looking for the chapter in nozakikun where they talk about exactly that .. but uhhh here#s some where the attractiveness gets conveyed by comparison and through staging?
sjdhfkjdsh ikr, Nozakikun is one of my favourites for so many reasons!
oh and, since I'm just clicking through nozaki eps..
here's an example where mob characters just plain out say that a character is pretty.
in a more serious story, it would need more nuance and subtlety than that... but its a very valid way to set someone appart from the crowd :D.
(ima shut up now. lol)
That´s the wonderful thing about creating comics,
you as a creator decide if a character is hot or not,
it´s your vision of world you are creating.
Asterix is a good example, there are 3 good looking characters
in this picture and most people can tell because they look different
(more realistic body proportions) in this example
Your comic is your vision, your idea of hot is maybe not the hot of someone else.
I find the character a bit scary and nerdy looking and not my idea of a good looking person,
but that´s just me
Long ago i made a topic out of curiosity about what makes a character attractive. This goes a bit more on the personality side of things....anyway, hope it helps.
I made a quick drawing of changes I would make to make him look better looking,
but that´s just my vision of it, it´s not meant as a critique. Your character also looks
younger than the version I drew. Eyebrows closer to the eyes, more dominant "manly"
features, smiling. Tastes are different.
I messed up the eyes, but it was just a quick drawing
is the dominant and manly features for my one or yours(I don't mean to sound rude or anything).By the way I liked the way you did it so fast{faster than flash} 
you don´t sound rude 
I think my version looks more like a man.
I´m fast, the downside of it is that I´m not patient
If you would have asked me about the age I would have guessed under 16. Between 25-28 you would have to make him more manly,
but it looks a bit manga style and that´s a style I´m not too familiar with
Perhaps it would be a good idea to show us some images of comics characters you think are hot, and then we can help you work out what features create that appeal? 
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please don't invite me to any topics, I don't even have a lot to say for such a subjective question like this. if you want advice from people, inviting them to topics that don't directly involve them might not give you the help you need.
as for your original question, I think Yulek gave enough info to help you. looking "hot" is going to depend on how you portray him, and everyone's personal preferences range too.
Lots of people think Tom Cruise is good looking, but I don't. Your character personally doesn't interest me, and looks very average, but maybe he is attractive to someone else.
Try studying at the physical features of drawings/references that you're trying to go for. From your images, it looks like you like sharp, young, boyish features instead of strong, heavy ones. Eyebrows, eye shape, and facial structure are important.
Good looking to the viewers or in canon? If you mean for the viewers obvs beauty is subjective so it depends on your audience. Tbh I think art style supersedes character design but what's equally important imo is character personality and role in the story. The way they're written is what makes them attractive
Regarding good looking in canon Yulek already answered it, you just have to write that the character is revered as handsome by the cast, regardless of how they looks
Just like the handsome squidward episode lol everyone in biki bottom was going crazy over him
If you really, really want to convince your audience that this character is good-looking, then there is something much more effective than trying to make them universally attractive: make everyone else ugly lol.
This is difficult for art styles with same-face syndrome, they all appear generically cute and you can't tell who's supposed to be the hot one unless the author goes tell don't show. But if you draw different faces, you have a similar effect to real life: yeah, beauty is still very relative, but there are beauty standards out there that please the majority of people, and a "good-looking" person is nothing more than someone who fits this standard.
(However, I advice being very careful about what you portray as "ugly" on the other characters since it can have unfortunate implications. That's why I, personally, prefer to do the safe "tell don't show" route instead. I have same-face syndrome anyway.)
You can check some good examples here: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/CastOfSnowflakes5
This isn't my usual art style but I wanted to try a "pretty Korean style" so here's what styles I incorporated for the Hot Guy Look (tm)
- half-lidded eyes
- Lower lashes / thick lashes in general cuz MEN HAVING LASHES MAKES THEM PRETTY
- Thicker neck = a hint of muscular masculinity
- Low eyebrows makes a man look smoldering and serious. Make them as thick as you will.
- Personally I would give him a few loose strands of hair that fell over his face to frame it a bit more.
Okay great! I can see what you're aiming for now. I think you have the right proportions here, and you mostly just need to work on your fine pen control, and maybe look at how you're drawing the eyes.
The biggest thing you could do right now is to get some kind of drawing tablet or program that gives you better control over your lines and line thickness. With a quick draw over to change some lines, it's really easy to make this into a very handsome guy because the proportions are pretty good.
Starting with a quick drawover to show the changes I made....
Then I just aligned the eyes a little, fixed the way the neck connects a bit, lowered the eyebrows a touch and the collarbones...
So yeah, overall, I think there's a hot guy here, and all you really need is some better tools and to refine your personal drawing pipeline to make that shine out.
(just wanted to say that that looks pretty helpful, and kudos for not deviating much from the original!)
@quintessa and I second the thing with the lines!
some exercises to get your lines more smooth and less overllapping will probably also go a long wa< in how your characters look, even if you otherwise draw them the same way
I don't know about that my man. I don't know if I'm alone in this, but I get really bothered when characters look the same but other characters act as if one was gorgerous and the other normal.
yea it doesn't work with any and all genres and styles anyways
and it would need to be much more subtle in a story that isn't a comedy like nozaki
even something like ppl around that person getting a bit flustered or some bg character turning a head or sth would be a hint.
after all, even IRL, people will react to attractive people in some ways.
but I getchu, if there isn't a visual clue for the reader too that they are actually attractive, it will probably break suspension of disbelief.
plus it leans into Tell rather than Show
@darthmongoose Hi I FINALLY DID IT!!!!!
Is it better?
Omygoddddd LOl I was in love with everyone from this anime I so wish it had been longer but I like the snippets we got from the manga TvT