Portrait of Eva Mendes

by Dean Walker

SEXY D’EVA

Materials: Peak X-5 Airbrush, Paper: 24x36 Heavy Weight Mix Media Artist Paper, Paint: Com Art (Custom Mixed)

Step1: Most foundations start with a detailed sketch when you’re dealing with photorealism as I like to do. But detailed drawings aren’t always necessary on some pictures as you’ll see. A lot of artists use a projector to transfer the images. That’s okay for speed if you have to meet certain deadlines, but always try to use your God-given ability to draw the image. The more you practice, the better you get.

Step 2: At this stage I begin to apply a base color for my skin tone. I usually start by spraying the curves and contours of the face first. My base color is a mixture of transparent yellow, green and magenta, in that order. I usually add one or two drops of transparent white to tone it down to a soft skin tone. I don’t use a lot of frisket film (hardly any). It helps me to keep a natural softness to the face. It is very important to remember to always start with the lightest color. Portraits work out much better that way.

Step 3: Keeping with the same original first step flesh tone, I start my shading and blending techniques to keep a soft tone on the face at all times. Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32