i screwed up some where

**toshiami** · July 4th, 2006, 08:05 PM

i messed up on his head and the shading is off is there anything that i can do to save this without starting over?

**Jason Rainville** · July 4th, 2006, 08:19 PM

Eraser?

And not to sound like an ass, but the girl's (your?) noggin isn't entirely accurate also, so maybe a redo is just what the doctor ordered.

**toshiami** · July 4th, 2006, 08:25 PM

yeah the head is to big.....i need to redo it. i made his head to small and it all went down hill from there

**Pixeldragoon** · July 4th, 2006, 08:27 PM

Good luck.

**toshiami** · July 4th, 2006, 08:40 PM

thanks

**nafa** · July 4th, 2006, 10:41 PM

In your second attempt, you may wish to ensure that you have captured the likeness in a line sketch before doing detail shading. There are many differences in the current drawing for a close likeness, and shading makes it difficuly and time wasting to correct.

**chaosrocks** · July 4th, 2006, 11:42 PM

the end of the girls nose....angle of mouth and chin ...guys lips....lotta little things. don't just re-do it...re doit 4 or five more times
it'll be easier and better each time. really ! it will!
and totally punch up your grey scale... more darks and more conviction, more middle greys
chaosrocks

**dogfood** · July 5th, 2006, 02:47 PM

Don't be afraid to grid the thing out if you can't seem to nail the proportions. Or do it upside down; you'd be surprised how well that works for the basics.

**Fireflights** · July 5th, 2006, 05:27 PM

dogfood got exactly what I was going to say.

**markwagner** · July 6th, 2006, 10:49 PM

Screwing up? You might want to consider letting go of your beginning perfectionITICE. A better way to see things is that you are practicing a way of seeing which evolves everytime you make art. Instead of overworking this one, do many more - many.

I posted a photoshop treated image that might help you understand some simple values which gives information to form which may help your art making process and end product.

I am a much greater fan of process, loosing yourself in the work, letting your art be your teacher, let it educate your soul. I like your drawing, you caught something in both sets of eyes that is true - see it? Everything comes from the eyes, do them well, really well, and everything else will follow their lead. Rembrandt~

~M