08-07-2013, 10:06 AM
Hello and welcome! :)
You are pretty good with judging your own work. That's a really valuable skill! I agree with you, that you haven't found your balance yet. The two self portraits you did are two pretty extreme examples.
I'm having the same problem, so I'm not sure I can help you solve this, but what works good for me is throwing colors in with a textured brush and then blending it down a little ( I also came across a tutorial where the guy applied photographs to the whole image and then painted on top. Wasn't my thing, but maybe it's yours?).
You came pretty close with the first study, I just think you went a liiittle bit too far with the smoothness. That aside, it's really great, especially the lighting!
Anyway, I'll keep watching you, so that when you find a solution to this problem I can snatch it away for myself! :D
Happy painting!
You are pretty good with judging your own work. That's a really valuable skill! I agree with you, that you haven't found your balance yet. The two self portraits you did are two pretty extreme examples.
I'm having the same problem, so I'm not sure I can help you solve this, but what works good for me is throwing colors in with a textured brush and then blending it down a little ( I also came across a tutorial where the guy applied photographs to the whole image and then painted on top. Wasn't my thing, but maybe it's yours?).
You came pretty close with the first study, I just think you went a liiittle bit too far with the smoothness. That aside, it's really great, especially the lighting!
Anyway, I'll keep watching you, so that when you find a solution to this problem I can snatch it away for myself! :D
Happy painting!