Post by MsBig on Nov 26, 2004 12:26:38 GMT -5
The final photo and Figure 6 have been updated
Guide
Everyone has different ways of painting faces but this is the way I do it.
All the paint I mention is Liquitex Acrylic apart from a few that are Daler Rowney (DR). I squeeze it out onto a palette and mix with water to a creamy consistency. I use Uniball Gel Pens.
Drying time varies depending on the amount of water in the mix and the thickness of the paint. Average is about 10 minutes.
Please note that some of the colour variation in the photos is due to the changes in the natural light. They were taken at intervals between 11am and 3pm.
Figure 1
This is the sculpted head with no paint at all.
Figure 2
Face - Painted a mixture of portrait pink, flesh tone (DR) and yellow ochre (DR). 2 coats.
Hair - Painted a mixture of black, white, burnt umber and cadmium yellow deep hue. 1 coat.
Figure 3
Face - I used black paint to roughly define her eyes and put several dots of white in the middle.
Hair - I used the same paints but with a darker/duller mixture and loads of water to create a wash. I then dabbed it with the brush over her hair and it seeped into the grooves.
Figure 4
Face - I mixed black and phthalocyanine green and drew a large iris inside each eye. Dotted more white around the iris where necessary. Added white to the green mixture and did a smaller iris within the large dot. Then an even smaller pupil with pure black.
Figure 5
Face - I painted a 3rd coat on her skin, tidying up any blemishes and defining the edge of her eyes.
Hair - Used the same paint again to mix a much lighter colour and painted stripes down her hair.
Figure 6
Face - Added some blush to her cheeks by mixing a tiny bit of red with the skin colour. Touched up the skin around the eyes a little more and also used black pen to even out the lashes. Drew eyebrows with brown pen. Added a couple of metallic green dots to her irises to give them a glint. Used brown pen to turn up the corners of her mouth, then red metallic pen on the lips.
Hair - Highlighted the strands with gold pen.
Finished Custom
Guide
Everyone has different ways of painting faces but this is the way I do it.
All the paint I mention is Liquitex Acrylic apart from a few that are Daler Rowney (DR). I squeeze it out onto a palette and mix with water to a creamy consistency. I use Uniball Gel Pens.
Drying time varies depending on the amount of water in the mix and the thickness of the paint. Average is about 10 minutes.
Please note that some of the colour variation in the photos is due to the changes in the natural light. They were taken at intervals between 11am and 3pm.
Figure 1
This is the sculpted head with no paint at all.
Figure 2
Face - Painted a mixture of portrait pink, flesh tone (DR) and yellow ochre (DR). 2 coats.
Hair - Painted a mixture of black, white, burnt umber and cadmium yellow deep hue. 1 coat.
Figure 3
Face - I used black paint to roughly define her eyes and put several dots of white in the middle.
Hair - I used the same paints but with a darker/duller mixture and loads of water to create a wash. I then dabbed it with the brush over her hair and it seeped into the grooves.
Figure 4
Face - I mixed black and phthalocyanine green and drew a large iris inside each eye. Dotted more white around the iris where necessary. Added white to the green mixture and did a smaller iris within the large dot. Then an even smaller pupil with pure black.
Figure 5
Face - I painted a 3rd coat on her skin, tidying up any blemishes and defining the edge of her eyes.
Hair - Used the same paint again to mix a much lighter colour and painted stripes down her hair.
Figure 6
Face - Added some blush to her cheeks by mixing a tiny bit of red with the skin colour. Touched up the skin around the eyes a little more and also used black pen to even out the lashes. Drew eyebrows with brown pen. Added a couple of metallic green dots to her irises to give them a glint. Used brown pen to turn up the corners of her mouth, then red metallic pen on the lips.
Hair - Highlighted the strands with gold pen.
Finished Custom
