Copied this painting as a study. Tried different ways in describing form and shadow. Phase 02 of the process. Shadowed the scarf and polished the fur on the coat. 3 - Polished the coat, more defined the fur, and define the lip to make it more pronounced.
Thanks for the crits Mossbros, yeah I definately need to work on defining the forms of my character studies without relying on linework. The lines at the moment are definitely quite OTT, I need to work on a different method for rendering this stuff :)
Try and re-define the calf muscles at the back of his legs, they look exagerated. If you want to create a really defined calf muscle make sure the rest of the leg compliments this look. Got any close up renders?