Step 8: This is where I go back to my photo reference and start adding my highlights and my lip colors. To col- or the lips in this case I go back to step 1 flesh tone and add one or two drops of pink and white. At this point I use my X-acto knife and eraser to add hard and subtle detail to the lips. But keeping to the photo I go in and tone it down to a soft (out-of-focus) look.

Step 9: This is where I go in and work on the teeth. It is a combination of frisket and freehand. This will give the teeth definition, but also a subtle edge, so they won’t look fake.

Step 10: This is where I get to use the black to do the eyes. In this case this no white of the eye will be need- ed, only the shadow of the eyelids and the dark pupil. Keeping with the same technique (light to dark), I bring the eye into focus, while also darkening the nostril, the mouth and the hair line.

Stage 11: Using the same blend of white, I add white to the area under the eye, the bridge of the nose and the areas around the lips. I can also add highlights to the hair using the same white. Afterwards, I can blend in a transparent flesh tone to the hair to give it texture and depth. 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