Portrait value study
1yr
@palyo
Hi everyone! Recently i've started painting digitally for fun but i never practiced my values so here it is, a 7 value study . First of all, i've noticed half way through the drawing that the half tone value was a bit too dark and maybe the reflected light value was too light . Other than that, i would love any advice on drawing the hair since i'm still not able to render the values properly there. Anyway, i would really appreciate any kind of critique.
Hey Paylo,
This is a pretty nice drawing, it captures the likeness fairly well. The values are not so accurate, and you nailed it by saying your half tones are too dark and your reflected light is too light. Let me add to that a little:
First of all, 7 values is too many, I see maybe 4 or 5.
If you squint at the reference, you will see dark and light, that's it.
You should start by picking a dark value (not black) and a light value.
Then render your halftones from there.
Also, and this is critical, always compare your values with each other for them to be accurate.
I did a quick paint over to show you what I mean, I hope it helps :)
So in a 5 value study i should incorporate both terminator and reflected lights in one value, thank you for the critique!
