What can I improve?
Personal Illustration
Hi! It’s my first time posting here! I’m looking for some feedback regarding my values / shading.
I feel like I keep going too dark with the shadows and lose a lot of the form, but when I add bounce light I feel like my shadows start getting too contrasted (as in there is no clear shadow vs light shapes). I’m wondering if this is an issue of the core shadow not being dark enough, thus making the bounce light too light in comparison. I also feel like I am struggling showing that the mask is more in the forefront compared to the girl, and am also struggling showing that all these elements are in the same environment (as in, should I have some color from the mask bounce on her skin or the smoke to make it more believable?)
I feel like I also struggle with over rendering a lot, so I’m thinking if I’m able to nail down the forms and showing them turning in space more easily, maybe that can fix that problem. I did struggle a bit with this illustration, as I kept moving a lot of elements around. Any feedback is appreciated, thanks!