u/AdPatient2269

(first pic is mine, second is the style I’m going for) I need some help getting my art to feel less flat/muddy. I love the art style in the second pic (the creator is veinfable on insta I believe), but I feel like my drawing looks unfinished and messy compared to theirs. I think I need some help with how to build contrast without making the piece look muddy, and how to stay out of the grayish values I keep ending up with.