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Sav

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Unnamed OC that I love.
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Bjorn sketch and digital version.
 
How do you even paint skin? Halp. >,<

Critiques are very much welcomed. I'm still scared to do full body. Heh. Thus far, all I've got are head shots.
 
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Skin IS soft and requires softer shading; but it seems you've hit all the wrong areas or there's little to no contrast! Oops!

I know that usually, the forehead, nose, cheeks and lower lip/chin are usually the ones light hits the most, so you should make sure those ares are usually lit up!
...Also, view the face more as a three-dimensional shape, not just a flat surface. Try drawing out lines, draw sideways heads and draw a grid on it, "draw" the surface.

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As for pencil shading, I have a few tips:
  • always make strokes in the same direction (so all lines should be parallel)
  • go over the shaded area with the pencil softly (for a softer/more blended effect, do circles or crisscrossing lines), then apply stronger pressure in the darkest area
  • while doing lineart, keep it sharp and apply clean and strong/more prominent lines for the bigger objects/sections, and then slightly lighter pressure for details/smaller objects
 
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Skin IS soft and requires softer shading; but it seems you've hit all the wrong areas or there's little to no contrast! Oops!

I know that usually, the forehead, nose, cheeks and lower lip/chin are usually the ones light hits the most, so you should make sure those ares are usually lit up!
...Also, view the face more as a three-dimensional shape, not just a flat surface. Try drawing out lines, draw sideways heads and draw a grid on it, "draw" the surface.

pWBYM1i.png


ggKAYfC.png


As for pencil shading, I have a few tips:
  • always make strokes in the same direction (so all lines should be parallel)
  • go over the shaded area with the pencil softly (for a softer/more blended effect, do circles or crisscrossing lines), then apply stronger pressure in the darkest area
  • while doing lineart, keep it sharp and apply clean and strong/more prominent lines for the bigger objects/sections, and then slightly lighter pressure for details/smaller objects
THANK YOU!!!

This looks wonderful. I'll try my hand at it as soon as I finish studying. xD
 
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Finally tried to do the skin thingy. Attempted to color hair a different way as well.~~

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Finally tried to do the skin thingy. Attempted to color hair a different way as well.~~

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It looks good! Now you only perhaps need a bit of more colour and contrast, and that's it!
As for the hair, it looks good, however... A bit flat! Try shading bigger clumps of hair together and then add details/lighting onto that!
 
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