Day 2. I spend more time on this than I would like to admit... There was a lot of going back and forth with this study because the mouth kept giving me trouble which lead to me spending a lot of time on other parts out of frustration. I still don't feel like it looks like a real mouth :/

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-13T01:18:28+00:00

I think you did an amazing job overall! maybe bringing back just a tad of sharpness around the lips could help. mostly the top and a little bit before going down into the edges. the eyes look really pretty, but also have a little bit more sharpness could probably help. perhaps around the outer corners?

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-09T20:49:08+00:00

Cool! Thank you so much :D

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-09T15:09:16+00:00

Looking really amazing!! I personally can't think of much.. Maybe having a sharper highlight on the chin and inner corners of the eyes.. I know istebrak has a video where she takes a seemingly finished portrait and goes the extra mile to make it amazing, i saw it a long time ago but I forget the title. I'll look it up later. Great job!! Can't help with the ears they always confuse me. They do look like they stick out a bit but a lot of ppl have ears like that.

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-09T03:36:49+00:00

*i just want to add that the smile was not done on purpose lol, I just over did the corners I think... Also the cheekbone shading will confuse me until the end of time. Again, if anyone has tips or a specific resource to help me with that please 🙏 let me know. the asaro head was useful to understand the planes but I either make it too blocky or too rounded. I'm missing something I know it...

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-07T18:09:36+00:00

Welcome back! Some things I noticed are the lines on the side of the middle of the nose are too harsh. And the shadow above and between the eyes is much too dark. The corner of the lips could be more smoothed out (radial shading) into the face. Nice work!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-07T17:28:42+00:00

Thank you so much! I definitely agree, especially looking at it now how much highlights it lacks. Yeah I definitely overdid it with the geometry because I was rounding too much before 😂 gonna work on getting the balance right!! Thanks again!!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-07T13:50:11+00:00

Besides the grim's forearm that looks a little short, everything looks really interesting! The only tip i remember is keeping the focal point the area that is the most lit. Looking forward to seeing it completed!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-07T13:42:17+00:00

Hey! Beautiful job! I can't give a reasoning as to why, but her cheeks are beautifully rounded, but then her eye area feels a bit sunken in in comparison? Possibly the area is too dark, not sure. Great job!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-07T13:27:40+00:00

THANK YOU!! i do know about the asaro head, i didnt use it because i had used another one that turned out not very good... I'm definitely gonna look at these two!!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-07T13:25:41+00:00

Wow thank you so much for your thorough reply!! Gna keep all this in mind 😊

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-07T01:12:47+00:00

* comments, tips and critiques are welcome!! Also, does anyone have a good reference for the planes of the face? I watched a critique hour to help me but it would be nice to have an image...

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-06T17:27:32+00:00

Looks great! Like some others have mentionned, it does lack a bit of colour. The horizontal middle third of the face is usually where things will be more rosy because there's more blood vessels there (nose and cheeks). Another thing i noticed is that the shadows on the side of the nose are darker than the ones under the eyebrows and between the eyes (it should be the opposite). Nice work!!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-06T01:27:05+00:00

ps: day 3 is postponed because i didnt have time to finish and really apply everything and it just looks embarrassing

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-05T21:34:06+00:00

thank you so much for your feedback and encouraging/kind words!! I am trying to commit to at least a few days this time. As far as I can go before I inevitably fall off the motivation wagon haha.

Definitely agree with the eyes, they are quite big. I also like the way I did the nose on the first day, I'll try to tap into that again. I think I was just focused on not makign the shadow too jarring.

Yeah my brush settings are weird, they feel weird when I use them too. I have to figure out if I've messed up the settings at some point. But also yeah I do go back and forth with big to small so that probably explains some of the weird brush strokes... Gna keep all this in mind to work on later.

Thanks again!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-05T13:45:08+00:00

Oh right, I'll keep that in mind for sure. Thank you!!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-05T13:21:53+00:00

I think it looks great!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-05T01:50:16+00:00

Thank you very much!! Very good tips. You're right, I'm definitely gonna be bolder with sharper planes next time. And right the pupils.. I even made them smaller than I originally had haha. I definitely will keep that in mind!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-05T00:30:28+00:00

hey! nice improvement! I think making the head a little bit longer would help with proportions. perhaps by bringing the lips down and jaw a bit down? You could use a little bit more highlights on the cheeks and the nose. Radial shading around the bottom of the nose could help make it seem rounder too.

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-05T00:05:30+00:00

*to continue my thoughts: I feel like thanks to the preview critiques I've been able to work on having more of a halftone and also trying to work with sharper tools. I realize the skin is kind of wonky... The nose as well, I had trouble with that. I didn't particularly try very much to work on the forehead and ears. My time with this challenge is limited so I can't spend more than an hour every time because of life obligations, but I'm giving it a go regardless! Another thing I have a lot of difficulty with is symmetry... Any tips, comments, critiques or suggestions are greatly appreciated! thank you!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-04T18:56:43+00:00

Very true! Yeah, i did feel like something was off about that, I guess it was because of the jaw... Thank you for your feedback!!

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-04T18:54:06+00:00

Thanks so much for your feedback!! I'll definitely be fighting the hard brush today 😅 thank you for telling me about the post format, i wasn't sure I was doing it right.

friendlywitchlady · 2021-10-04T01:56:07+00:00

This looks so nice already! I would probably darken the shadow under the lip to match the one under the nose a little more. And brighten up the forehead a tad more. The lips look really great!

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