Next Steps?
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(11-03-2016, 07:18 PM)linay Wrote: Hey, Katt. I made an overpainting trying to explain a few things that might help you. 


I think your colors don't look good to you because they're more on the muddy side. This is why I suggested using a shadow color that is more bluish so it can add more interesting tones to you image. 
Also the skin itself is full of different colors. You could try to remember that where the skin is thinner (around the cheeks for example) you can add redder tones. You could also find a lot of useful tutorials online on painting lively looking skin.

The 2nd tip I added is about the overall lighting. Lighting is one of the most important things in a painting so you should always pay attention to it. If the light source is coming from the top right then the top right part of the figure should be lightest since it's closest to the source. On the other hand, the bottom left should be the darkest because it's furthest away. This is a thing I noticed recently and I think it's pretty cool.

When it comes to the background I agree with Piotr. When looking for a reference image maybe you should also think about what kind of mood you want to create and about the fact that you have warmer light in the picture (so its best to choose an environment with a natural light) 

I hope my advice will be useful to you ^^

Hey sorry for the late reply
Thanks so much! The colours look awesome!! I didn't know what I was doing wrong until I saw your painting :) 


I'll definitely look more into lighting and colour and maybe do a couple studies to get it rooted

Aahhhh thanks so much again :)))

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Messages In This Thread
Next Steps? - by katt - 10-15-2016, 09:00 AM
RE: Next Steps? - by Piotr Jasielski - 10-16-2016, 10:16 PM
RE: Next Steps? - by katt - 10-19-2016, 06:24 PM
RE: Next Steps? - by John - 10-16-2016, 11:49 PM
RE: Next Steps? - by Piotr Jasielski - 10-17-2016, 04:48 AM
RE: Next Steps? - by linay - 11-03-2016, 07:18 PM
RE: Next Steps? - by katt - 12-21-2016, 07:44 AM
RE: Next Steps? - by Vicianus - 12-28-2016, 06:50 AM
RE: Next Steps? - by jeremygordon89 - 12-29-2016, 04:58 AM
RE: Next Steps? - by razvanc-r - 12-29-2016, 08:19 AM

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