Hello! I don't have harsh words but hopefully I have useful a critique. You're showing an ortho view of the sculpt. Did you also sculpt in ortho? This can be very challenging and look wrong once you switch to the target focal length in perspective. When working from references look up "focal length portrait" to get a sense…
I am simply just adding a response, nothing more, i am not on a high horse or a low horse i like what i do and i present my own work, i do not see my work as any better than anyone else's just fyi. Dark black-grounds usually aren't that great &/or it takes some really technical eyes and know-how to get right, imho. Quick…
For mechanical hardsurface and props, learning traditional 2D foundational knowledge is not essential however wouldn't hurt to do so in tandem with self teaching yourself 3D as well if you've thoughts of a potential career?! At the very least 2D artistic fundamentals will carry over too your 3D work, with the likely end…