Eh...Self that is not assured to look like me..

[Malor]

      Right, well I'm not sure if this is worth posting, seeing as I am not convinced I have captured my likeness very well. But, this was an experiment with colors for me, that appears to have been a success But,I can say this has far more likeness than any of my other attempts.. Also, I am well aware that the lips are a bit to big, and I may fix it. Other anatomy issues I would appreciate if they were pointed out, are the eyes a bit big? Anyways, comments and criticisms are appreciated.

[bengo]

Did you use a reference pic? If so, may I see it? Also, yeah, left eye's too big, a bit too much dithering perhaps?

[gliding]

Hi malor,
I don't know where your reference picture is, so I can't tell you whether or not your likeness has been captured in this particular piece. My main criticisms are in regards to the use of dithering (or overuse in my opinion), a few anatomical mistakes and the fact that the colours could have been a little more interesting or inspiring. The current piece has a darker mood (which i assume you were going for). I made a quick edit just to show you where i might have headed as far as the shading goes. I smoothed out a few things, fixed the lips  ( to the best of my ability), lowered the ear a few pixels and reshaped it. Hopefully a picture will be worth enough words to make up for the lack of my own. Good luck



This edit is no where near finished, it just serves as a guide to possibly follow or inspire future crits :

[Malor]

hey thanks Gliding! The lips gave me a lot of trouble, so I eventually just left them alone.. but I suppose I can fix them now. I suppose I did use a bit too much dithering..

EDIT:Fixed the lips, and messed with shading..

[ndchristie]

Chins protrude; you've pulled yours back anime-style.  Your jaw is not puffy, nor do you have jowels.  Your eyes are not glued onto your face, sticking out the side.  Your neck is not a loose flap of skin that folds up. 

You've identified most of your lights, but them you've pillow shaded around them so that you look swolen.

You have a bit of a different view here, but i'm going to post the same sketch I did last time, since the problems are, well, the same :

[Malor]

fair enough Adarias.. Although, in my defense that picture is over a year and a half old, and my face has changed a lot in that time, but yeah I know I am not very accurate. I must work on it I suppose.

EDIT: Right, redid the shading, and messed with the eyes, nose, and the lips a bit more.Still a bit of work to do..