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[fauxfresh]

I agree with Olooriel on getting down the big shapes first. Detailing comes waaay later.
Depending what you want to get out of the study, I'd say stop when you think you got it and try to apply it somehow. Maybe sketch a mountain scene from imagination next?

Also, you don't necessarily need to detail every single thing, when photorealism is not what you are aiming at. Cameras just capture everything, without any artistic choice. The rocks on the right don't look like they should be the center of attention, it's probably even harmful to over detail them and most of them are in the shadows anyway.
Try to give them a clearer 3-dimensional shape and integrate them into the rest of the piece more, by giving them a blue hue too when they go into the distance. That would go a long way.

The most important things are to keep going, don't overthink and have fun. :)

Thanks for the help!  I will definitely take your advice and do the rocks with less detail and add the blue hue. The blue tone on the rocks is something I definitely overlooked and am glad you pointed out!

Hey there!

There is one video that should help you out in regards to photo study, check kalen chock video about how to study on his gumroad https://gumroad.com/k04sk. 

Another tip would be to squint a lot, and get the major shapes first, which has been mentioned already. Keep going buddy!

Thanks for the recommendation! I just bought the two videos I think you are talking about: "Approaching Studies" and "Tips for Approaching Studies" and will start going through them tonight. 


Wow, I should have joined Crimson Daggers earlier. Everyone is super helpful!