01-15-2023, 07:54 AM
I second Joseph this looks good. The only feedback I can provide is how I personally approach these sorts of items digitally. I would darken my color range slightly and I would mix up my soft and hard edges. When i need to paint something shiny I admit to taking some shortcuts as you can give the illusion of something shiny without actually spending a ton of time rendering it, but these studies definitely help you identify where those shortcuts are and then you can use them to speed up your process and be more confident.
I just grabbed a quick reference off google and just added some darker areas to your image (hope that’s cool) and also blended a few of your mid tone edges to more of a gradient just to highlight my feedback. Now like I said there is many ways to do this and I think these sort of things are what help people develop a style. So keep practicing and unless you are going for hyper realistic, just have fun with reflections, light, shadow, and texture until you get something you are happy with.
I just grabbed a quick reference off google and just added some darker areas to your image (hope that’s cool) and also blended a few of your mid tone edges to more of a gradient just to highlight my feedback. Now like I said there is many ways to do this and I think these sort of things are what help people develop a style. So keep practicing and unless you are going for hyper realistic, just have fun with reflections, light, shadow, and texture until you get something you are happy with.