/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3876126

This is perfectly fine, maybe even more complex than necessary since a lot of the tones will occur as you blend.

Even blending a bit haphazardly will result in something that looks good, while still retaining the overall structure. This is the stage where you refine shapes, push values deeper into the light and dark, and begin to incorporate some texturing work at the edges and other painterly choices like line work. You'll notice by starting hard and without texture, you can be very selective about their placement at later stages.

Side note, I would recommend that you ignore artifacts left over from casting when doing studies.