Quote (Trig @ 11 Apr 2017 23:37)
I realize this is really tacky and ugly right now.
How can I make this better? I've been trying to get better at smudge. BlazinPhil gave some pretty good tips.
I don't know how to achieve the bright contrast colors from smudging. The orange marks were just practice.
Any tips you can see, just by looking at this, to do?
http://imgur.com/j9vQQvo.jpgYou got flow going from bottom right to top left which is good and fits the render. I'd go and slowly build up the contrast by adding lighter and darker tones, consistently building up from what you have started. Maybe you could pull out something more from his forehead, left fist and right shoulder considering the brighter tones.
i see improvement, keep it up. Ask for help from blazing, i think you are at a breaking point. Good luck.