I finally finished this portrait after working on it on and off for at least a week! I've been reworking the colour for the past few days now, not realising what's making it look so flat. Until I discovered a video discussing the exact issue I'm experiencing. It was all about the contrast! I chose a low contrast reference image that looks good for videos and photos but not for painting reference. 🥲. So, yeah, I need to remind myself to use a better reference with higher contrast and lighting.












