#askberu

Hey Nerdie!I think the best way to give you a tip on this is maybe by showing you my process in paintings. I work in grayscale most of the time, my brain works easier like this. But it’s just a question of blending your colors/shades according the light you placed on your composition, so I think that will do.

My take on this is to keep the lines and paint over.

So we have our sketch, doesn’t have to be a perfect lineart, that often changes over the time spent on the painting...

I start to work the basic lights behind the sketch layer, always remind yourself of where your light comes from.

Once I’m kinda settled with number 2, I work above the sketch layer, painting over the sketch lines, make sure the light is always ok, make sure the shades are going like you planned them to be.

Keep polishing the piece by blending your shades, as you can see most of the lines are gone (Yeah, I know, the hand changed a lot, I wasn’t happy with the basic sketch).

Here’s a close up of the hand where you can see the lines, at this state it gives a bit of texture on the big picture :p

Don’t worry, I have hard times with heads too, it’s even harder for me to explain !But here’s what I can suggest : Don’t hesitate to buy yourself some anatomy books, you can get those for a few bucks now even in e-books format, I also used to borrow some medical books from a friend who was in medicine studies.Once you get those, you have in hand some basic knowledge and references you can always access.In practice I always start with a structure that will help me put in place everything from scratches.

1- Make the face structure

2 - Make your own luck

I should have signed “Berunov" instead of "B!" hahaha.If it’s for your personal use only, why the hell not.