How to detail and Colour a Close-up Sketch
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Use or select apropriate colours for the skin tone(s) the same should be considered for hair,eyes etc.
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Lets begin with the face, begin defining the light position of the surface once you found your light source you can begin shading/Burning(photoshop Users) Remember there is less light where there is hair/Caps/Hats etc.....Remember to get under lips a
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Now if you're satisfied lets move on.Now we must begin lightining our light Surfaces ie: Cheeks.so remember there's less light where hair lies.Using the dodge tool lighten the cheeks,chin etc
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Now try to tone the lips,darken the side(s) and lighten the centre of both lips,then darken the upper eyelash and eyes and lighten the Pupils a little
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Almost finished,Next lets make the hair a little relistic by delivering a tone.Start by making streaks along the scalp from the centre to the end.Then shade from your desired light source.(you may use the brush or burn tool.)
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Next we finish off with the shading of the neck and accessories!
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April 4, 2010
Description: Hello everyone,Within this tutorial i will be demonstrating how to colour a close-up sketch,Wheather it may be digital or hand drawn,this is my very first tutorial, hope it has uses.So lets begin.I will use this Digital sketch of Aurora a Mainiac character of mine.Aurora changes rapidly her first sketch was to render a lost teen when i got the lunatic persona from a friend of mine
