Portraiture: African Girl Colored Pencil

[jason david]

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[jason david]

Update 01
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[EvilMonkey]

Would you like some advice?

[I no longer critique or give advice unless the OP requests it.]

[jason david]

@Evilmonkey whenever you can thank you in advance

[EvilMonkey]

Firstly, are you working from some kind of reference or was it a life model? Even if it was from a life model, snap a picture (or two) and use it to look at it later, comparison is always a good thing in order to progress.
Secondly, and please don't take this the wrong way but I think you're working kind of "flat", just focusing on the surface details and not establishing the 3D form enough. I would say that perhaps you're even skewing the perspective a little. Van Gogh did actually do this in a lot of his work so it's not unaesthetically pleasing, a good example is (https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/collection/s0047V1962). In that work nearly every object is at a slightly different angle/perspective. It's weird and I kind of like it but I also don't, as it bugs me and it reminds you that it's a painting continually, never giving you an illusion of a room. (If you like figure drawing then shy away from Van Gogh.)
Thirdly, everything has form, don't be afraid to infuse some into your work even though your source may seem flat. You're trying to give the viewer a sense of depth and shape. The scarf should wrinkle and lift from the lines of the shoulder a little, the sleeves should raise from the arms a little and the headscarf should have some kind of crumpling to it. Give your figure some outline, definite edges to make it pop from the background if you can.

Are you using chalk pastels or just coloured pencils? It looks smokey in places like it's smudged in but in others it's just scratchy. Maybe get some rougher shapes put down with broader medium first and then add the details with the pencils.

I can talk about thing in PM if you'd prefer.

[jason david]

@Evilmonkey
Great ideas thanks here is my last update
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