Ah, then maybe try different tools to shade with? It seems like you're using blur/airbrush heavily. It's fine in some circumstances but not for everything. Do you learn better by reading or watching videos? I'll see if I can grab you a few resources to help improve shading.
Awesome! I am very tired today, long day. But I will take a peek sometime this week and see what I can find. I can grab one I watched recently and liked, though! It's an exercise I've done myself multiple times and it def is good practice and teaches you a lot about not only values (shading,) but also how to construct a good piece. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTYGWfiZnMA&list=WL&index=2&t=105s I think I might have originally supplemented it with another video, that suggested the exercise. You pick a photo to copy, and then paint it in just black and white. I have serval of those and you learn to think about things in a very interesting way. It's helped me a lot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTYGWfiZnMA&list=WL&index=2&t=105s
I think I might have originally supplemented it with another video, that suggested the exercise. You pick a photo to copy, and then paint it in just black and white. I have serval of those and you learn to think about things in a very interesting way. It's helped me a lot!