Hey, Tomas! Interesting creature! First of all, you need to keep the direction of the light in mind at all times. One of the most common mistakes when painting is adding light everywhere, which makes the lighting feel inconsistent. Because of that, always be conscious of where the light is coming from. Once you have that established, focus on your shadow mapping. In other words, block in your shadow shapes using a mid-value, preferably with a hard-edged brush. Starting with a middle value gives you room to later add core shadows, ambient occlusion, and bounced light. Avoid making your shadows too dark right from the beginning. After that, you can continue refining the painting by adding highlights or further developing the lit areas if you're aiming for a more realistic result. It all depends on your goal. For now, focus on practicing clear, graphic shadow shapes while maintaining a consistent light direction. Another thing I highly recommend is painting simple forms such as boxes, cylinders, spheres, and similar objects using values. This will help you with two important skills: understanding how to create volume and learning how light behaves on forms. At the end of the day, painting creatures is very similar to painting these basic forms, since everything can be simplified into simple geometric shapes or organic forms. Hope this helps! | Artwod Feedback