Sam Santala - Concept Artist | Illustrator

I'm trying to make use of every spare moment I have to try and push my artwork just a bit more. So during the end of my lunch-breaks I've dedicated about 30 minutes a day to just trying to work on portraits as rendering faces is something of a weak area.   And because I had some spare screenshots I also made a quick progress GIF in case people would like to see the process.   I'll definitely be doing more, but I may just post a select few on here. You can be sure to see them all as I make them over on my Twitter: HERE

After looking at my old masters studies I decided to try and give my hand at doing a few more value studies to see if I'd improved. The originals are on the left with my studies on the right. Each took roughly 3 hours. I feel like I've gotten a good grasp of values themselves in the last year, but I really need to work on texture and my edges.