Trying to paint better

[PUPILZ]

Painting in greyscale is all good but you need to think more on where the light source is comming from. Looks like you wanted it from top right but more infront of character. but i'd just try the right above head light source. anddont forget about the reflected light from the floor. Also try to get some just quick photo reference from google images on pigs for skin tone actual anatomy and hair that they grow too. ^_^

Then paint a Orb of Piggy Skin using same reflected light.

And Paint Another orb of skin with pig style hair on it.

Hair Orb with light source.

and Stone for pike ref and texture.

then a wood orb too.

all from same light source then re-paint it

then use those orbs as a way to ref and use for the repaint.
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here is example i made for you

Hi All,

I created this character for practice. If someone could please check it out and help me get it to pop, I'd greatly appreciate it. What I did was paint the entire thing in grayscale then use overlays to color it. I find that I get distracted when starting with color and lose values and shape quickly, but I still find myself in that place after overlaying color.