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A mini-tutorial on achieving realism and individuality in a face.
Some of you might have seen this in my blog, but I wanted to post it here too. Hopefully itβll tide you over a bit until I get my ass moving on the skin tutorial (I know, I knowβ¦)
Enjoy, I hope you find it helpful!
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You have no idea how much I see this!!! The neglect of the cheeks, chin and forehead, I mean.Β Β The main thing a see between the two here is age... one looks younger than the other. It almost looks like a picture of the same guy, but about 10-15 years difference.
I draw a pair of male twins and it's through these aspects that I show the differences between the two.
The older of the two has a stronger, squarer jaw with an equally strong (but rounded) chin. His cheekbones are further down his face and are rounder and larger, while the hollow of his cheek is almost flat (when I draw him in lineart, he pretty much gets a diagonal line there). In other words, he has"furrowed" cheeks, much like the guy on the right does in your picture... except not as pronounced (he's also younger than that guy up there... who looks to be in his 30s).
The younger one has a softer, more feminine, jawline, but his chin squares a little bit (he also has light dimples under the corners of his mouth that his brother doesn't have). His cheekbones are rectangular shaped and relatively high. The hollow of his cheeks are softer and more rounded. Generally, his features are the softer of the two... and his skin is a little paler as well.
Other than what I mentioned, the two are almost identical in the face and in their coloring (their bodies and style are a different matter). They have the same eyes, nose, lips, hair texture/color, ears and neck... Β or at least very close. I see it too often that artists make twins look exactly the same... so I have been trying for a long time to not make the same mistake (though, I'll admit, I usually do it anyway). Β
Well... this helps me get one step closer! Thank you very much for making this point!
~TLA
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oh sweet, thanks allot for this ! It is quite helpful ^_^ !
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How can I differenciate thick and thin skin on a painting?
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Thank you for posting this, it is really helpful and interesting. Hopefully it will help me improve my own painting skills
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I swear i just want to kiss you 
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This is amazing, very helpful! Thank you soo much for sharing!!!
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thanks a lot! I'm having a hard time learning how to paint like this
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Can u make a tutorial about Each layer... coz i rly dont get how u add the light:s
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I don't use layers when paintings skin. I lay down the colors, then I blend. If I make a mistake I paint over it.
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hmm... guess ill just keep trying then^^, still.. it would be awesome if u made a tutorial movie or something...
can u tell me how u start the coloring?? base then shade or base then light... or du u just paint it in as u go?
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I start with the general base tone, yes, but I mix in the other colors pretty quickly. It's not something I give much thought to at this stage (something that comes with experience). For someone not comfortable with shading, I recommend starting with the base tone then adding the shadows first to establish light direction.
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~~ I know that this will certainly be helpful to me! I need it!~~
alwys,
katti
a humble poet
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Thank you so much for your generosity. You're pulling us all up by our bootstraps.
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This is a really helpful lesson, Lauren. Thanks!
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It's amazing how much different a little attention to certain details of a character's features can change how they look and make them seem less 2D and more like a 3D individual captured in paint. Full of complexities in their features and the complexion of their skin.
I'm no painter but even an idiot like me can see the differences and the individual quirks of the character being painted. It's less of a base and more like a unique creation. I enjoy this aspect of your art and I'm glad to have spotted this little tutorial. I might not have much personal use for it since I don't paint, but I can still appreciate its value and truth.
Thanks for sharing. You're awesome.
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I can't begin to express how your tutorials have opened my eyes. I've gone from flat to va-va-voom in a matter of months.
Thank you so much Lauren. You've changed my life.
Okay... I actually sound like one of those paid testimonials for a an awesome product, 
Anatomy is still a pain here and there, but hey, nobody dances swan lake when they first put on their ballet shoes right?
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Your check is in the mail!
Thanks so much. Every time I get a comment like this I get all fuzzy inside 
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I know the feeling of fuzz. I get it too when I help others.
You must understand though, artists like yourself is what most of us aspire to become, so it's only natural that we appreciate what you give us. I call tutorials like these, Manna. True nourishment for the artist's soul because it gives us a reflection of what we should focus on, along with what we've already learnt.
It's a reminder also, that you cannot learn everything all at once from a tutorial. I mean, what good is a tutorial if you aren't going to practice and get better? So, enjoy the fame from these tutorials and know that by giving them to the masses who will truly use them, you are helping us all in a way that cannot be expressed through words.
Bask in the glow dear, you've earned it.
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You are too kind. 
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All your tutorials are so very helpful! Thanks so much for posting.
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Wow, thanks so much for your skin tutorials ! They are very helpful and I'm so glad you spend the time to teach your "secrets".
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Awesome tips! I wish my life life drawing class could have gone over these details. I will try to keep these in mind when I practice drawing people.
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hahaha wow this is awesome and sooooo true, thanks sooo much for this, you ROCK!
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i saw your works...like these, that you paint the faces in other way and i like the results...
i'd like to know the programe that you use to draw! ;D
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I use Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter together.
The blending on this face was done mostly with a brush like this one in Photoshop: [link] They are my favorite for skin!
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thank you. im really looking forward to part 3 of the skin tutorial
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thanks for the new insight!
I'll definitivetly keep that in mind
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I just love your tutorials.
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*thumbtacks this to her forehead* I have to remind myself to stop abusing the Just Add Water blender in Painter.
Thanks for the examples.
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this is an awesome reminder to draw/shade the rest of the face <3 it actually looks like the second one would be more fun to draw anyways
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