Coloring a Grayscale Image

[Chris P]

Try working a bit more on the grayscale, before moving on to coloring it. As it is, the picture looks a bit flat. All the shadows in there seem to be cast shadows. Establish where your light is coming from and add shadow as the shape turns away from the light. Limit yourself to 2-3 shades of gray at first. You could also experiment a bit with atmospheric perspective and make the contrast stronger in the front (so that the arm and leg all the way in the back are more of a mid gray, but the arm and legs in the foreground have the lightest light in the light and the darkest dark in the shadow).

Also double check the proportions / foreshortening for those hands. They look weirdly stretched.