Can't get this realism thing down
FountainDew | 08/23/2008 @154 | edit post

Hi, I'm new to the community but thats not important right now. I'm a newbie when it comes to painting in photoshop, I just got my tablet recently and I want to learn how to paint! Here is what I've learned so far thanks to a chapter from the book by Don Seegmiller. But I am stuck! My colors are boring, they're purply and I just can't understand how to make the nose!! Also how do other painters sharpen and hone in on specific elements of a face so cleanly!

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kittyKat | 08/23/2008 @218 | edit post

these tuts might help you? if you dont have a DA account you might have to click on the image again to see full view.. http://acidlullaby.deviantart.com/art/How-to-paint-eyes-21817387 http://acidlullaby.deviantart.com/art/Portrait-Painting-Tutorial-22707443 http://acidlullaby.deviantart.com/art/Lip-Painting-Tutorial-23323247 http://acidlullaby.deviantart.com/art/Nose-Painting-25114683 http://katmomma.deviantart.com/art/The-Tomato-Apple-Color-Theory-77354239 http://adonihs.deviantart.com/art/BIG-TUTORIAL-65111393 http://yumix.deviantart.com/art/Realism-Tutorial-51879250 or check out my favs at DA for more tuts http://pamzylove.deviantart.com/favourites/#TUTS [Message edited on 08/23 @220]

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jfrancis | 08/23/2008 @363 | edit post

quote:  FountainDew wrote on 08/23 @154 how do other painters sharpen and hone in on specific elements of a face so cleanly! http://www.digitalartform.com/archives/2005/04/painting_with_p.html

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jfrancis | 08/23/2008 @400 | edit post

Your darks seem too dark and your colors too saturated - are you working from a reference?

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FountainDew | 08/23/2008 @634 | edit post

erm...no I'm not working off reference. I just threw it together as an exercise for myself to get used to the tablet. Is there a reference source that most artists go to for painting skin tones or faces? P.S. thanks for all the links! [Message edited on 08/23 @634]

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HectorOrtiz | 05/29/2009 @552 | edit post

Actually there's not a "skin tone" bible for artists. Remember that skin color is based in different factors. For example a white person's fingertips under a white light are pink / salmon red, but the area around the eyes tend to be blue / green. If it's cold a white person turn bluish with pink ears and nose. Why I'm trying to say here is that you must study what's below the skin. Veins and arteries play a very important factor when it comes to skin color (skin itself is very translucent). Oh another thing... please use references. There's nothing wrong with it. Most profesionals use them ABUNDANTLY. [Message edited on 05/29 @553]