Lyraina's sketchbook

[Cyprinus]

Such great updates since I visited your sketchbook the last time! I really dig the color comps and wow those skin studies! I like the colours on the Shallan piece as well, above all the lips. I'd really really like to give you good advice on your faces problem, but I'm kind of in the same situation as you, always when I try to paint realistic faces and sometimes with my stylized stuff as well. I guess studying features and faces is really the best approach as it extends your visual library and gives you security? In my case for example I noticed that I'm still very unsure how the hell for an example a nose looks and then I can't really paint it the way I want to and the image in my head how I want it to look like is very fuzzy. So I think studying would also add some clarity maybe.

I don't know if it is of any help for you but here's a pinterest collection I added to my bookmarks centered on faces and expressions: https://www.pinterest.com/paulphillipsar...pressions/ It might be a good place to find some inspiration (:

Anyway, keep up the great work!