#Shading and Hatching

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tropic forge Oct 14, 2025, 11:28 AM

Can someone please tell me what i can do better with this Portrait of Davy Jones from Pirates of the Carribean?

it looks a bit flat but i cant go darker with my pencil

barren onyx Oct 14, 2025, 5:58 PM

tropic forge Can someone please tell me what i can do better with this Portrait of Davy Jones...

Really only 1 thing that I'd do differently, and it's to take a lot of time shading the undertones first.

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Have a look at how this guy takes his time to shade the undertones / set the base value for his sketches.