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[mechapark12]

You tend to elongate the chin if i can give you a simple observation for what it worth.Take more time to check angle i would say or maybe you just put to much distance between the element which might be fix if you study the facial proportion.If you paint a bigger than the actual reference don't be surprise if you miss the scaling.I saw that you didn't go 1 to 1 scale the height and weight.

If you want to go with a blur approch i recommend looking at the negative outline made from the subject and the background and possibly starting out with a large mass that you can erase away from.I like to start with a mass for the head it freeing since you can pretty much just do a circle at this stage and if you are not satisfied just start with the same shape again establish proportion and angle afterward going from big abstract shape to smaller abstract shape obviously here the shape emerge from a contrast in value so priotizing area with the highest amount contrast is probably better than start on the face here for example so the shape make a great place to start in this specific case .I also like to note where my subject hit the corner of the canvas it make for useful visual marker for example here the shoulder.


Here a picture of an example using shape more than mass and how it look in a more step by step explained fashion...look at how much  i am looking at the angle adjusting if necessary

Changing color as you progress to differentiate old line from newer mark if you find really trouble spot.Leaving the mark to compare to the newer one.Aslong as it isn't to busy confidence in mark making is important so taking a extra second to get it right is very important no to rush the very foundation of the drawing.This way you can get away with alot more later on...

Thanks very much for your critique. I appreciate it. 

The final version works better. Just one thing: His purple hair running down his neck and mixing into the purple hues of the neck took me a while to tell apart.

Blurring works, posterizing too, and when working from a color model, grayscaling.

Yeah, might have to be aware next time for values.

That hair has a wonderful Takeshi Obata layering and flow to it!

Can you be more specific in what's not living up to your expectations? The mood, the volume, style...? And what was you main focus in the studies, stylization, volume or something else?

Hey, thanks that it reminds you of Takeshi Obata. I didn't think of it like that haha.

I think it's the how it objectively looks that I have an issue with. Or if it's reading easily at first impression. I don't know how to enhance or make it stand out moreso than now. 

Honestly, I'd appreciate any pointers that can help.


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