Rendering

[tawdry oar]

Looks muddy. I just don't know how to render with harsher lines. Does anyone have any tips on how to render like the 2nd and 3rd pic?

I also don't have ibis brushes so any QR would be really appreciated

[normal orbit]

i’m not a professional but try making your brush bigger and shading in big chunks of color

also, dont smudge/blur it if you want it to be like the second and third images

there’s also just too much colors in general, and the places with shadows arent very clear

like you can’t clearly see where the shadows are

i would start putting down blobs of shadows at spots like the back of the hair and just wherever it’s hard for the light to reach

if you zoom into the examples, there arent a lot of different colors and it’s all shaded in big blobs

and the shadows are very defined

[tawdry oar]

That was very helpful, thanks! I tend to get too involved into details and overall go crazy with colors 😅