The background will be the first thing painted, so I have masked off the subject to protect it from overspray. When this is done, the mask is removed and the background color is applied around the head making the background fade into the hair. This is done so that, when the hair is painted, it over-laps the background natu- rally.


The head is now masked so that the face is ready to paint. Begin- ning with the ‘Flesh’ color, paint a thin layer over the entire area, then shape the structures of the face using the same color. Follow the under-drawing or your reference to build this first step of estab- lishing your shadows and highlights. Note: Do not mask the hair- line. Let the color of the face and hair over lap each other slightly. This will help you to achieve a more natural looking hairline.


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