Sep '22
2

I have been drawing casually for some time now, but I have just recently begun to post some of my paintings. After working on this portrait for some days, I feel like I am becoming blind to some of my errors. I am trying to capture a feeling of yearning. Could someone please critique my painting, or provide some hints to improvement?

I tried to experiment with some lighting effects:

Sep '22

I like the glow in her eyes and on the ear. Overall nice expression ^.^

Sep '22

You could add some more highlights from the moon in the hair. Otherwise it's super nice and I'd like to see the finished piece if you're going further on it.

Sep '22

I love how you did the lighting! I think maybe a slight arch of the eyebrows would help capture that expression of yearning? But otherwise, great job!

Sep '22

Reply to

jahziel.ongcol

I think that might help further more of the look I was going for. Since the head is already slightly tilted, the eyebrows should have a greater angle. Thank you!

11 days later

Oct '22

Hi! I really like your portrait. Especially the warm light trough the ear is great. Really adds to the vibe.

The only critique I can think of is that the characters and the background have mostly the same value. As I squint my eyes I can not make out the facial features of your character. Maybe the advice is not good but that is one thing I noticed. If you are interested, I think Ahmed aldoori and Marco Bucci have some good YouTube videos of values in portraits!

10 days later

Oct '22
1

Reply to

mads.blinkilde

Here is an update of my progress. I made some changes based on your feedback. I was not happy with the expression of her face, and I tried to change it a bit.

with additional lighting effects:

I think it might call it finished soon. I could add some storytelling elements to her necklace. Perhaps it was a gift from someone. I am starting to get slightly frustrated. I think adding too many details early on, completely derailed me from the storytelling elements. I need to have a more clear goal with my painting from the start.

Note to self:

  • Limit to sane amount of layers (I am scared of not being able to
    rollback as I progress during the painting. I need to have confidence
    and merge/limit my layers even if I cannot undo later.)

  • Plan more ahead during initial phases of the painting. (It is much easier to change direction during the earlier phases of painting. Having a clear goal, and planning composition etc. ahead would help me a lot I think.)

I think it might be turning out ok, but my progress could have been much less frustrating if I had defined a clear goal from the beginning, haha. I will try to have more fun next time, attempting to finish my paintings!

Oct '22

I think it's coming along well, and the new facial expression looks great.

1 month later

Nov '22
1

I like the second treatment much better. The lighting effects make the work look brighter and more attractive. The facial features are more apparent. The only thing I don't like about the new processing is the color and structure of the hair. How long have you been painting fantasy portraits? I would like to try the caricature technique. Even though I lack drawing skills, I would like to do art. I've seen a lot of exciting caricature ideas on the internet. Last year, I ordered Christmas cards with the caricatures of my family. This time I decided to order caricatures in electronic format at www.photolamus.com. Hopefully, I will develop my art skills and be able to create such pictures myself.

Nov '22
1

Reply to

saa1s2s9_l1s

Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate it. I am not too familiar with portraits, I find them difficult - but I want to become better. I bought my first drawing tablet around 8 years ago. I think having multiple extended breaks, and simply not painting enough, has made my progress slow.

It is never too late to start drawing. I am sure you will reach your goals eventually! I have not tried caricature, it seems like an interesting technique