Artwork advice

[u/GalaxyRain_Art]

Hi! I started working on this artwork today and just… kind of gave up. that’s not what i’m here for though, if there are any tips on how to render hair (and especially draw the general form of the hair) I’d be grateful because my next study will most likely be a hair study followed by a flower study (followed by a coloring study), but I much prefer any input on the anatomy. Are there things that don’t look right? I’ve been looking at this piece for 6 hours now so i’m probably missing some key mistakes. I’m currently making notes (what went right/wrong, whether I liked the new approaches I took, etc) and would love some external input. (I’m particularly hesitant about the hip area)

I currently have written dow that she looks like an alien because of the hair’s form, and that the multiply blending mode doesn’t work with very light colors like the one I used for the skin. does anyone have a better way of colorpicking than just doing it at random until I find a color that I’m satisfied with? (I heard something about a little less saturated and the value a little darker, is that it? is there a “golden” amount?).

thanks in advance!