its still way too angular - especially the ass ![Stick Out Tongue :p :p](/styles/default/xenforo/vbSmilies/Normal/tongue.gif)
the hair doesnt look natural at all - you either try to do realistic shading or you dont try to do it at all. instead try and get some more detail in its general outline; ie more single hair strands here and there.
as for the skin shadows - you picked too dark a colour and there is way too much contrast and it seems slightly un-natural. sometimes i have to deviate from the colours of the photo to find something that just looks better.
i know im not expert in this field, but here are some of my past attempts to vector'ise people:
- http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/7796374/ - i broke my usual rule here of only using one shadow tone for the skin, but i the eyes still eluded me and i had to cheat![Frown :( :(](/styles/default/xenforo/vbSmilies/Normal/frown.gif)
- http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/6006014/ - again a shadow and a highlight for the skin. the photo i used also had a face to it, but again i couldnt get it to look good enough so i had to crop
- http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/5325540/ - one of my earlier attempts and i still think its one of the better ones ive done
![Stick Out Tongue :p :p](/styles/default/xenforo/vbSmilies/Normal/tongue.gif)
the hair doesnt look natural at all - you either try to do realistic shading or you dont try to do it at all. instead try and get some more detail in its general outline; ie more single hair strands here and there.
as for the skin shadows - you picked too dark a colour and there is way too much contrast and it seems slightly un-natural. sometimes i have to deviate from the colours of the photo to find something that just looks better.
i know im not expert in this field, but here are some of my past attempts to vector'ise people:
- http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/7796374/ - i broke my usual rule here of only using one shadow tone for the skin, but i the eyes still eluded me and i had to cheat
![Frown :( :(](/styles/default/xenforo/vbSmilies/Normal/frown.gif)
- http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/6006014/ - again a shadow and a highlight for the skin. the photo i used also had a face to it, but again i couldnt get it to look good enough so i had to crop
- http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/5325540/ - one of my earlier attempts and i still think its one of the better ones ive done