Hi Plupp! Good work on these! I have a couple of notes we can take a look at c: First, I think you are overstating your midtones in a couple of these. Take a look at these old master paintings (John Singer Sargent) I have attached. The light and shadow sides of the face are very clearly defined, and within each of these value groups, there is not too much variation. I think you can get away with much much smaller value transitions within the group to define form. Sometimes just colour would do it, even without a value change. I know you used a hard brush for these, but I would consider doing a pass to seperate out your core and cast shadows. I have attached a little diagram to show what I mean, but the rule is form shadows are softer because the form is gradually turning away from the light, and cast shadows are harder because the light is being suddently blocked by another object. We see this in the portrait too, the nose and the brow ridge often *cast* shadows onto other parts of the face, leading to harder shadow lines, but in orther areas like the jawline and as we sweep to the underside of the nose, the form is slowly transitioning away, so we can soften these up. I hope this helps!!! | Artwod Feedback