/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6722977
a clearer understanding of the forms of the leg will inform your lighting choices. the abstracted light shapes in the original hides the depth of the artist's form knowledge.
the muddiness comes from the light carving out strange forms. you have values at both ends of the scale which is about as 'glossy' as you can get lighting-wise, pushing it further would entail reflecting objects on the leg.