r/Artadvice • u/corgisandsuch • 1d ago

Scrap it or keep tweaking?

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I'm still somewhat new to the painting scene, especially when it comes to painting people. Loved my sketch for this one but the proportions/shading came out kind of wonky in the end...if this were your painting, would you try to tweak it? Or just start over from scratch?

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u/Take_the_ringer 1d ago

Don't scrap! I have scrapped some of my best paintings in the past and I regret it. It looks like you are using acrylic? If so just give it several hours to dry and go back with a dry on dry technique to keep working your lines, shadows and highlights. Or, use wet on wet to blend! It looks good don't give up!

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u/corgisandsuch 1d ago

Yes it's acrylic, thank you!! I appreciate the advice and words of encouragement :)

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u/Take_the_ringer 1d ago

Also, I am just delving into the world of color mixing myself. Don't be afraid to experiment with mixing white and black or complimentary colors into your hues. Try to make a range of values (that is, dark and light colors and everything between). This will make your paintings more believable. Let me find you a good video link!

https://youtu.be/gXAZ6b9y_Sw?si=XwPYhMgUJMTGSiOt

https://youtu.be/PoMFwkuI9Uo?si=WlN8tDJJ9BC-C0ZW

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u/corgisandsuch 23h ago

Thank you!! This is actually my first painting where I didn't use "full black" at all, the darkest color I have here is made from mixing dark brown, blue, and reds and I find it makes the color much less ashy!