>>7687148
I tried to implement the videos' techniques' with bounce lighting and gradients and i ended satisfied a bit more, I think I was over exposing everything as well because I initially thought if it was more saturated with light the different aspects would be more clearly seperated on a darker surface which didn't turn out so good as you can see in the first thing I posted. I might do studies of leather because I can't find any irl reference that's satisfying me. Looks less pale while still being able to differentiate things I think

>>7687359
Download fashion encyclopaedias/illustrated fashion/costume history books from zlibrary, or the real library depending on your attitude to piracy. And I was writing fanfiction so it's just Vulkan after being stuck in Konrads funhouse for a decade