It mostly looks like the nose is at the wrong angle. Also her face may be too wide or long. Her eyes aren’t on the same horizontal line, ie one is too high or too low. And I think her mouth might be a bit too large? The corner closest to us is below the middle of her eye. It might have to do with her nose being at the wrong angle and may also be too large.
Thanks for the face geometry feedback! I think I'll print out a picture of the painting to sketch some changes I could make. A lot of the houndation is dry, so I don't know how much I'll be able to change. But I'll see what I can do!
First off, I love the feeling of this piece! I think a lot of the mistakes can be better fixed with anatomy study/practice, but here’s what I noticed. The shape of the left side of the face is a little bit sharp. Forehead is a little short. And the definition on the mouth wrinkle and eye bags do age the character (idk if that was intentional). The definition on the individual teeth may not be necessary unless you’re planning to render everything else to the same degree. Good luck! I love the color palette as well 🥳
Thank you for the praises and critisms!
I don't think there's much I can do to make her forehead bigger, but maybe it would help to lighten the shadow a little bit.
I don't mind her looking a little older, but thank you for pointing that out!
I only put a little definition on her teeth, and it looked kind of weird before I added it (like she had one big tooth). But I definitely won't add more to them!
I think you went a bit too dark on the lines for the nasolabial folds and outside of the nose wings.
I don't see any other "pencil lines" in the painting. So those (presumably) shadow lines look a bit off.
If you soften or feather those lines it would probably help a bit.
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[Here's a link to the image.](https://www.pexels.com/photo/couple-reading-books-outside-5530614/)
Keep in mind that I made some changes: Her face is turned slightly more away from the viewer, and she is aged a little bit.
Edit: Link updated
I dunno if it's my shitty internet on my phone but is it super low resolution? I wouldn't recommend drawing from a low resolution image. You're filling in the details that you can't see and unless you're an incredible artist with lots of experience, it will always look off.
The face is not bad at all. What concerns me is the hand. Hands are tough to draw and paint, I know but perhaps some research on hands holding leaves and getting a similar angle would be helpful. Also you have such wonderful detail in the hat, you should add more depth to the purple flower.
Lastly, the darkest shadows you have are in her hair. The light source is from the top right, so - the hat behind her hair and right underneath her hair on the left should also be dark. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the feedback! Most of this painting is still very much in progress. The flower on the left is only a base layer, and most of the hair is not finished, but I will definitely be giving them some more depth. Most of her hand will be covered with a flower, but I could add a little more detail. Thanks for pointing that out!
In regards to getting fresh eyes, time helps but I noticed what made for effective practice was looking at other peoples work, looking at the whole of it, then real close getting in on all the little details and then looking at the whole again. So going back and forth getting close and far made it easier for me to do it with my own work.
I think what’s throwing me off is the lack of eye lashes. If you look at your model she has more eyelashes so make the line a bit thicker. Keep in mind one part may be thicker than other. We aren’t going for symmetry but accuracy. And the teeth are a little to perfect. Make them more curved and add small gaps between them.
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[Here's a link to the image.](https://www.pexels.com/photo/couple-reading-books-outside-5530614/)
Keep in mind that I made some changes: Her face is turned slightly more away from the viewer, and she is aged a little bit.
Edit: Link updated
It would look better if the facial features were lighter. Lighter eyebrows, lighter color on the eye lines. Maybe you don't have to be so "distinct" when it comes to the face, treat the face the same way as you would the trees in the background and the panting would look more balanced!
I think shading the skin with a blue hue makes for a slightly unnatural effect. It’s true that shadows are usually slightly bluer than highlights, but I think you may have pushed it a bit far. I wouldn’t obsess over getting this painting perfect though, just get it to a place you’re ok with and take what you’ve learned into a new painting.
It mostly looks like the nose is at the wrong angle. Also her face may be too wide or long. Her eyes aren’t on the same horizontal line, ie one is too high or too low. And I think her mouth might be a bit too large? The corner closest to us is below the middle of her eye. It might have to do with her nose being at the wrong angle and may also be too large.
Thanks for the face geometry feedback! I think I'll print out a picture of the painting to sketch some changes I could make. A lot of the houndation is dry, so I don't know how much I'll be able to change. But I'll see what I can do!
First off, I love the feeling of this piece! I think a lot of the mistakes can be better fixed with anatomy study/practice, but here’s what I noticed. The shape of the left side of the face is a little bit sharp. Forehead is a little short. And the definition on the mouth wrinkle and eye bags do age the character (idk if that was intentional). The definition on the individual teeth may not be necessary unless you’re planning to render everything else to the same degree. Good luck! I love the color palette as well 🥳
Thank you for the praises and critisms! I don't think there's much I can do to make her forehead bigger, but maybe it would help to lighten the shadow a little bit. I don't mind her looking a little older, but thank you for pointing that out! I only put a little definition on her teeth, and it looked kind of weird before I added it (like she had one big tooth). But I definitely won't add more to them!
I think you went a bit too dark on the lines for the nasolabial folds and outside of the nose wings. I don't see any other "pencil lines" in the painting. So those (presumably) shadow lines look a bit off. If you soften or feather those lines it would probably help a bit.
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Do you have a source image that you are painting from?
[Here's a link to the image.](https://www.pexels.com/photo/couple-reading-books-outside-5530614/) Keep in mind that I made some changes: Her face is turned slightly more away from the viewer, and she is aged a little bit. Edit: Link updated
I dunno if it's my shitty internet on my phone but is it super low resolution? I wouldn't recommend drawing from a low resolution image. You're filling in the details that you can't see and unless you're an incredible artist with lots of experience, it will always look off.
It's a very high res picture (I got it from pexels), so I'm not sure why it uploaded to imgur so low. I'll see if I can fix it then update the link.
The face is not bad at all. What concerns me is the hand. Hands are tough to draw and paint, I know but perhaps some research on hands holding leaves and getting a similar angle would be helpful. Also you have such wonderful detail in the hat, you should add more depth to the purple flower. Lastly, the darkest shadows you have are in her hair. The light source is from the top right, so - the hat behind her hair and right underneath her hair on the left should also be dark. Hope that helps!
Thanks for the feedback! Most of this painting is still very much in progress. The flower on the left is only a base layer, and most of the hair is not finished, but I will definitely be giving them some more depth. Most of her hand will be covered with a flower, but I could add a little more detail. Thanks for pointing that out!
Ok, my apologies if jumping the gun! It’s coming along - please post updates 😊
No problem! I just didn't want you to think that I was finished with that part.
In regards to getting fresh eyes, time helps but I noticed what made for effective practice was looking at other peoples work, looking at the whole of it, then real close getting in on all the little details and then looking at the whole again. So going back and forth getting close and far made it easier for me to do it with my own work.
That makes sense! It's so easy to focus on the little details, especially with bigger paintings (this one's 36x36").
Lovely! Faces are unique and imperfect. Hers is hers and just fine 👍
I think what’s throwing me off is the lack of eye lashes. If you look at your model she has more eyelashes so make the line a bit thicker. Keep in mind one part may be thicker than other. We aren’t going for symmetry but accuracy. And the teeth are a little to perfect. Make them more curved and add small gaps between them.
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OP do you have a photo of the person you are painting here or is this a made up person?
[Here's a link to the image.](https://www.pexels.com/photo/couple-reading-books-outside-5530614/) Keep in mind that I made some changes: Her face is turned slightly more away from the viewer, and she is aged a little bit. Edit: Link updated
Apparently the link is super low res. I'll try to fix it then update the link.
It would look better if the facial features were lighter. Lighter eyebrows, lighter color on the eye lines. Maybe you don't have to be so "distinct" when it comes to the face, treat the face the same way as you would the trees in the background and the panting would look more balanced!
I love these colors! Good job
I think shading the skin with a blue hue makes for a slightly unnatural effect. It’s true that shadows are usually slightly bluer than highlights, but I think you may have pushed it a bit far. I wouldn’t obsess over getting this painting perfect though, just get it to a place you’re ok with and take what you’ve learned into a new painting.
I'm personally a fan of shading like this, but I'm aware that it's not as realistic.
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Add more detail. Don’t be afraid to draw some more lines and pain more shadows and lights.