r/Arttips

i’m doing a nude drawing of my friend’s character and i really wanted to go all out, but im really struggling with rendering / shading the skin. i’ve done it before no problem but those were with lighter skin tones, and i feel like trying to apply the same rules i learned in those pieces is making this one look weird and off. is it something with my color choices? how can i improve it? i would appreciate any help or advice, ive been struggling with this piece for weeks now😭

Guys... help. I'm trying to practice my poses, and I feel like something is wrong with this drawing from the torso up. Can you tell what parts of anatomy I have been working on, lol? Any advice and critiques are greatly appreciated.

I don’t know what, but something about the shading feels off to me. Also the bedsheets feel wrong, but I don’t how to render them properly. Also don’t mention the hand, I know I need to fix it I just haven’t yet lol.

Sometimes it seems that the left arm (the arm in the front) looks to be in the back. Maybe it's just the pattern/color of the sleeve, but i'm not very sure. is there any way I could fix this?