[ Jiaoqiu ] Reputation HD (+ process + PSD) (Patreon)

This process has partly been a struggle - but mainly because of my own state of mind!
There are some improvements (*) I plant to bring to my rendering and I approached this illustration with ALL OF THEM in mind, which made me pretty overwhelmed about each and every move. I ended up overthinging and not really liking the job, but after some time away from the screen I got back to it and I'm pretty satisfied 💜

(*) My current goals are:

• improving color choices #1 using a more specific range of tones following the ambience colors;

• improving color choices #2 determining the appropriate amount of contrast based on the light's intensity;

• improving brush strokes: instead of always using a soft brush, I want to learn "sculpting" with harder brushes too! Being able to do so also means I improved my anatomy understanding.

It's gonna take me some time to be able to bring actual improvements, but it's good to have a direction to work on! I fear more the times during which I feel like "everything looks so good" because I realize it's when I cannot see my mistakes (and maybe somebody else does?! 👀)

💌 HD + PSD in attachments!

If your software doesn't read my PSD correctly and you do not have Photoshop, you can open my files on the free online tool https://www.photopea.com !!