And heres a color practice because I was having a hard time picking shades for my highlights and shadows so I did some practice and study on complementary colors :D
It's really awesome to see that you're working hard on a strong foundation based on traditional art and anatomy practices and stuff like that. Your digital stuff is really coming along! Keep it up!
Better! So, okay, you're really overworking and overthinking these. Painting is way simpler than you think. Color + shadow is 95% of most images. It may be a good idea to work in greyscale a bit until you have a more solid understanding of value, there is absolutely no shame in taking things one at a time, artists of all…