u/ihateEdexceI

this is an update for a drawing I posted a while ago

I haven't finished the hair yet but i tried to make the face stand out more by adding highlights, but it still looks off to me

i could remove the highlights on his face and stick with the old version but then the whole drawing had barely any contrast

and i keep liking the version where i only coloured the bangs and nothing else (the last slide)

idk he just looks more nonchalant in the last slide😖

and also should i just redraw the rest of the hair entirely other than the bangs?

does anyone have any advice?

I used a reference to shade in the bangs for this drawing, however, whenever I start to shade or colour the longer hair strand it ends up looking so bad. It's supposed to look wavy and flowy as he is under water

In the second slide I've only blocked in the rough colours but I feel like the long hair makes the whole drawing look dull. I think its worse as my ocs hair and skin are supposed to be similar in colour

Is it just that I have not added enough contrast? Or is the hair placement wrong?? I'm not sure and I cant find a good reference to use

any advice would be greatly appreciated!