While stepping off of the edge might not be the safest thing to do at times (such as when you are looking at a skyline from a roof top for example...), it is a great thing to do when it comes to your hobby. Be it skateboarding, painting, singing, dancing; the only way to get better at any of these things is to keep pushing yourself to get to that next level.
I had painted this figure a few years back and was not unhappy with how she turned out.
My first step was to repaint her skin and hit it with a flesh wash followed with some highlighting to create some solid contrast and definition. Next I painted all of her clothing a grey and highlighted it using white to create some shadowing on her clothes. While I was going this, I also put down a white base coat for some of the yellow bits to really make them pop but the recesses I left grey to darken the yellow and create some depth. Once this was done, I repainted her hair as well and went for something very bubblegum pop which is much more fitting for the model.
Even as I look at her now I can see more that I can do to improve on the paint job (such as a white highlight on the blades to give them some depth as well) but even with how she is now its a vast improvement over the original. And all that because I found that edge and pushed myself beyond. Until next time...
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