03-02-2013, 06:40 PM
Hey man, In my own opinion,(because it's what I'm doing too) before even working with color, I'd simply focus on the construction/anatomy first, then grayscale to determine values/form. I know I'm far from the most qualified to do so, but I have some paint over attempts I did, to show you that the values in black and white are pretty even and actually really overdone by the background. Also you should better represent your light source.
I also built a quick head to show you construction & finally did a paint over just to show some rendering with big brush strokes, and some of the anatomy fixed. Not worrying about likeness obviously, but it looks like Christian Slater & Liam Neeson had child!?! Anyways, I think what may have happened is that your head was beginning to not fit on the page so you squished it down. Doing so you created a tangent with the head right up against the top of the page too. Give yourself plenty of room.
Finally, (here I'm likely way off, because I know shit about color) use more saturated colors as your form turn from light to shadow, I tried to show this on the cheek. I failed sort of. And use no blacks for shadow but more less-saturated color. I highly recommend some tutorial step by step, just to get a feel for it. Also, hopefully someone with better knowledge then me can chime in. You might consider maybe practicing without beards first. This will allow you to focus on construction and rendering. Hair is kind of hard to paint, and better left for later. Chances are mostly, I made a tool of myself, but hope you can find something to help you here. Keep grinding!
I also built a quick head to show you construction & finally did a paint over just to show some rendering with big brush strokes, and some of the anatomy fixed. Not worrying about likeness obviously, but it looks like Christian Slater & Liam Neeson had child!?! Anyways, I think what may have happened is that your head was beginning to not fit on the page so you squished it down. Doing so you created a tangent with the head right up against the top of the page too. Give yourself plenty of room.
Finally, (here I'm likely way off, because I know shit about color) use more saturated colors as your form turn from light to shadow, I tried to show this on the cheek. I failed sort of. And use no blacks for shadow but more less-saturated color. I highly recommend some tutorial step by step, just to get a feel for it. Also, hopefully someone with better knowledge then me can chime in. You might consider maybe practicing without beards first. This will allow you to focus on construction and rendering. Hair is kind of hard to paint, and better left for later. Chances are mostly, I made a tool of myself, but hope you can find something to help you here. Keep grinding!