by Tegan_Lake » Sun Jul 22, 2018 2:50 pm
I like step three the most - so much, I thought you were almost done!
Since you said you wanted "constructive criticism", I did a quick paint over for you to illustrate what all the rambling below is supposed to mean. It is based off step three ( I just love using colorful shadows - probably why it called out to me!).
Critique:
The proportions are good. I only did minor tweaks to structure. The nose is still slightly crooked, but people rarely have perfectly symmetrical faces. The forehead is a bit on the short side but not unrealistic.
The main issue is tone - the light and shadow. One trick to make the tones easier to see (especially if you've been staring at your drawing all day!) is to turn it black and white. Since you are using pencils (and don't have a handy "desaturate" button to press!) you can try wearing tinted glasses or putting tinted plastic wrap over the work to make everything appear to be one tone when ever you'd like to check. Or, possibly your phone has an option to snap black and white photos (though it might be a small screen for details)...
When you check the tones on this piece, you can see the main issues: the bridge of the nose has become pinched, the shadow on the forehead has too much contrast and the direction of the light is muddled - mostly on the right cheek.
Overall:
You're doing a great job, you just want to work on those tones a bit more. The closer you get to photorealism, the more every little ridiculously tiny tonal inconsistency will stick out - especially on a face!
I hope these tips will help you - keep up the good work!
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