Ji's Open Canvas Thread

for the last few nights the CRICKETS outside my window came back, (thank goodness for earplugs) which kind of inspired this. now, my sound sensitivity is not that bad, the most frustrating i can think of is when the fundamental freq of my own voice hurts my ears - but that is all. was actually thinking of a classic autistic friend, KingdomOfRats, whose sound sensitivity is so severe that they give it another label: hyperacusis. so this sketch is dedicated to her.

the proportions are kind of off in this one because i did not use a model, also have never tried using three light sources so might have messed that up a bit.. how to make the face more realistic and pained? kind of just looks fragile, which is not really reflective of reality!

suggestions for how to improve in future are very welcome.

The expression...really hard to describe, comes off as a mixture of pain and...transformation? Maybe it just seems to be extended a bit too much. The lighting on the ear is a nice touch, but could be downplayed just a bit. But art is about the artist's view, and I am hardly one to criticize, so...