Help with fabric and arm.

[Amit Dutta]

Ok cool so the pose is quite extreme. In this case it's your foreshortening that is off on the torso and front leg that is creating that uber sharp hip look. The left sketch in that last image, you actually nailed it for the most part, but I think you've lost that original clarity with muddier values in the main painting as well as the drapery off that inner thigh, which brings the leg much closer to the other one than it actually is.. Always refer back to the original thumbs, gestures where you solved the issues as you are painting. It's easy to get off track if you don't keep checking.

Did you do actual painting studies of the satin? Looking at an image is one thing, but sometimes if you really have to understand something, the best thing to do is do a study. I also think that because it seems like you haven't really resolved your lighting completely (front and side lit?) it will be harder to figure out convincing satin because it really depends on those highlights and the light interactions on it to read!