@IntangibleYearn sometimes it feels like I can't tell anymore. then I may a) take a break, b) work on other parts of the picture (it's important to work on the whole of it together, I think) and c) look at master artists, especially works that are similar to what I want to do
@IntangibleYearn thanks. for me it's purely by feeling. when I look at an edge and I'm not sure if it calls for a hard or soft finish, I just underline it or erase it and see what that does to the pic as a whole
@Tkl2003 I'd love to explore different types of xeno but the problem is engagement can drop pretty fast when I post something outside of my niche. at some point though, maybe