@emersonblakeart

“I think one thing that can really add interest to a piece is a background, even a blurred one, because then you have things like bounce lighting to take into consideration. When you have just a plain ”

“When painting on a single layer, general rule of thumb is that you block out your midtone colors, add your shadows, and then add your highlights. This way, you don't have to worry about muddying your ”

“I don't entirely have time to do a full paint over right now, but I think one of the reason you're having a hard time with the lighting/background and the cohesiveness of the painting has to do with a”

“So this isn't a complete paint over because I didn't want to ruin your style, but I did paint over the face and adjust a few features just for the sake of showing shading. This is what the piece wo”

“Question about your process: do you do a gesture drawing before you start building the 3d form of the body? I ask because your form feels stiff where the reference is not. It might be helpful to do m”

“So one of the things I would recommend, if you're focusing on value, is that you learn the difference between hard edges and soft edges. Right now, all of your shadows are kind of mush because they're”

“This isn't the final anything, but this is a basic block in of hair, rearrangement of features to a more "normalized" proportions, and some basic shading. I also adjusted your shadow to be warm and yo”

“My first question becomes: what is your process? Could you walk us through it? Do you do a sketch? Do you have those sketches available for us to see? Are you using references? If so, what kind? Build”