To aid you a bit further (And remember I am by no means a pro) You have the right idea in doing your art in steps especially when dealing with just a single character on a page. But it might benefit you to break it down into something more basic though for your first step.
Do not worry about the cloak until much later. Keep a basic skeleton for starters and make it large enough that you can add some detail. If your character is too small then you won't be able to be as detailed as you would like to be. Let us start with the skeleton:
In your second Genesis Step, you should be focusing on your body instead of clothing. gauge how you want your character to appear as far as thickness and proportion. Remember also that at no point so far should any line you create be permanent. Draw very lightly, altering and sculpting until you are sure Genesis looks to your liking. With my character pictured here, we see that I might have drawn the head too big. Because I shaped out my body I am able to see what fits and what needs changing. For now though, lets just work with it and see what happens.
PS - Note that I still do not have any definite line created. Nothing permanent and that is the way we like it.
For third Genesis I think you are correct in beginning to add a face, but check out the cross I placed on my sketch where his face should be. This will determine the placement of the facial features as well as remind me where I wanted my character to be looking. This will help you immensely in bringing life to your work. You can draw the face in any style but lets keep a basic look for right now. Books on drawing the human form will help you greatly and it will be in your favor to practice drawing hands and feet over and over again but let's keep on track
Make your face but still refrain from harsh lines that will ruin your work if it erases badly, for a little trick you should pick up a pack of poster putty, or Stickytac is what I can find here in Canada. It is usually a blueish putty that you see in place of tacks to hold posters in place. It removes the lead from your page without rubbing so you don't smudge your art and you don't ruin your paper. Give it a try sometime.
At step three, we can also start making some definite lines that will be a little more permanent. Take it slow and think about what lines you want to keep but don't get too overwhelmed, keep it basic for now, leaving fine details for later...
Now Final Genesis for me is called Step 4. I hope I am not coming off as being cocky but I would really like to see you take your drawing to a new level. Don't use my word as gospel but I hope that these tips come in handy. Art is very grey. There is no right and wrong way to do anything so feel free to omit anything you don't agree with; but to continue, we will now focus on hair and things and maybe get this picture done by step 6
Step 4 for me was further defining muscles and lines as well as figuring out where his hair was going. I also softened some faint lines with a piece of tissue, blending the lines into more of a shade. I also transformed his face from an oval to something with more features, adding cheekbones and such.
Step 5 sadly I had to pick up the pace because my lunch break is almost over but I basically finished my project for the afternoon. I really feel bad for skimping out on the bottom half of my picture but I hope my long and boring walkthough helped. Hopefully I will be able to provide more feedback and we can create a thread about drawing and teaching others. I will spend more time on a sketch later but I really have to run. Again I hope this helps
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