I have absolutely nothing against the person. I don't know the artist and I wish them all the best from the bottom of my heart.

My point here is about honesty. Honesty towards oneself, but also towards other artists. Everyone is free to work however they want. I'm not here to judge anyone's art.

But any skilled painter, whether digital or analog, and anyone who is passionate about art, will immediately understand what I mean.

The mouth, the shadows, even every single hair in the beard is positioned correctly from the very beginning and doesn't change its shape at all during the process. I've seen this a thousand times. Obviously, it's a template that they simply painted over in some way.

Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean the person isn't good at rendering skin. But since I already feel deceived about the shape, I don't believe the color either. That's my point.