trying so hard pt 2 (Patreon)

tried another go at a portrait painting. i can't believe how bad it looks, but it definitely came out better than yesterday's attempt. before I created this portrait, I did a style study of @edowadodono.art (below) to try to understand how he thinks about colour, planes, and texture. after this warm up, I gave the above a try. from far if you squint it's ok. i have a long way to go!