01-27-2024, 02:36 PM
One thing I noticed in your sketchbook is the overuse of strong contrasts everywhere. When depicting form and the lighting, try to put less emphasis on micro contrasts and plan your macro contrasts better. Too much micro contrasts everywhere will create too much visual noise. Some areas are not supposed to have sharp contrast of values, especially in the shadows. Simply the values management of the entire image down to just around 5 basic values, then only put more micro contrasts in areas where you really want the viewer to pay attention, while downplaying the contrasts in areas that aren't as important.