>break a six month art hiatus to finally finish the last portait I gave up on cause it "sucked">get in the zone for 3 hours and wrap it up>love it >feel happy for the first time since I started the hiatus>20 minutes later>look at it again>its shitsee yall in six months.
post it
>>7913744Post it
Artist's themselves view their work with biased eyes, either being overly positive or critical with their work.So yeah, post it, let us wolves give you a (somewhat) less biased review.
>>7913744I bet this is another king humble bragging
>>7913749>>7913754>>7913759go ahead and roast me. its soft pastel
>>7913768It sok-*ish, Should have toned the underlayer with grey -green or blue because the transparency of the skinny is too white, mouth area is nice what s bothering me is the nostril area. . background would be better off with a simple flat color because those clouds suck ass. Overall lack stornger values.
>>7913768i feel like the lack of stronger values keeps this looking 2D, but overall the proportions feel right. (except maybe the nostril placement)
>>7913768nice self-portraitare you also left-handed?
>>7913768Stop being so dramatic. It has a nice graphic appeal to it and it looks like a real human bean - that's something. I've taken long breaks too, and I always find it gives me fresh eyes and perspective when I eventually come back, like a soft reset. Maybe stick with it a little longer, dabble, do it when you feel like it, to chase that feeling of accomplishment again. Before you know it, you may be feverishly invested in it if you let yourself enjoy it and stop being overly critical.
>>7913768stop smudging and pillow shading with soft pastel, the point of soft pastel is to get rich color, buttery texture, follow alain picard best soft pastel videos
>>7913768Hey, you're very nearly there. It excellent that you even completed it. If you spend some time comparing your portrait to the source, carefully identifying the differences, you'll benefit. If you were to attempt the the same drawing soon afterwards, you'd impress yourself.Also, your skin is very nicely done.
>>7913768A little bit too flat but nice work you crying baby bitch
>>7913768Don't listen to them, it's as bad as you feared
I agree the nostril is probably too far to the left, the values couldve been pushed more definitely, and I shouldve spent more time comparing to reference, its sloppy and not up to my usual standard but oh well that's what I get for going on hiatus and it still looks like my subject so Im happy. Im over it now and forging on to the next portrait. thanks to every anon who gave feedback except this guy>>7913944the point of any medium is to do whatever the fuck you want with it and soft pastel is perfect for my "smudgy" style, post your own pastel work or fuck off.
>>7914462You write like a woman. I'd lower your tone if I were you.
>>7913768Anyone can paint, it's a great hobby, so don't get discouraged. But there's no need to share everything you paint online.
>>7914580more like a troon
