From observation to deconstruction, flexibly use blocks to piece together a skeleton, and draw characters skillfully. After figuring out the structure, make interesting changes.

Facial ratio

The eyes are at 2/1 of the face, the nose is at 2/1 of the eyes and chin, and the mouth is at 2/1 of the nose and chin. The proportion can be adjusted freely, and there will be different proportions according to the style of painting.

Structure decomposition

First decompose the structure of the human head, observe the shape from various angles, and grasp the relationship between concave and convex. The eyebrows, beard, and tattoos on the face should be deformed with the outline. The face is almost in contrast, but the absolute contrast will look unnatural. If you want to see if you have painted it well, you can use mirroring to observe it. It is recommended for beginners to lay the skeleton and draw more carefully, otherwise it will be crooked. Because the face is almost opposite, you can draw a straight line in the middle to align it. The middle line will curve with the concave and convex of the face.

Mirror tool

Performance elements of age

Children

 

The focus is on the appearance of childishness and baby fatness. However, the look of children is also very important. They are not deeply involved in the world, and they are uniquely childish. On the contrary, if they are matched with over-age performance, it will give people a strong contrast and impressive.

teens

 

Still childish, but more calm, physique more refined, and the characteristics become more obvious. The facial features are more three-dimensional, unlike childhood, with soft and fragile skin.

Young adults

 

All aspects have matured, leaving some traces on the face due to the years, and the body has to draw a solid feeling.

(There are square, long, and round faces)

Old age

 

Due to the sagging of facial muscles over time, there are many wrinkles on the face, such as nasolabial folds, forehead lines, crow's feet, etc., which symbolize the traces of the past. It is suitable for painting with rough brush strokes.

Simplified from realism to animation style

There are different changes for each style of painting. The following is a demonstration using my style. This character is in a tense atmosphere, guarding against things behind him, in the realistic style of painting, he can detect a little nervous emotion from his expression. In the animation style, the atmosphere is clearly seen. In the cartoon style, the emotion of tension is exaggerated, the face is liquefied due to anxiety, and the appearance characteristics are also strengthened, EX: thick eyebrows, living dull hair (?), etc.

Humanoid creature

After mastering the structure of the human body, you can try to change the human five senses, EX: Simulate the proportions of animals, humanoid machines, humanoid aliens, etc. The following shows an illustration of a semi-animal portrait.

Strengthening of mood and mood

When you draw a single character, it will appear monotonous. If you can bring emotion and artistic conception, you can make the picture richer. Emotions are related to body language and facial expressions. Realistic style of painting must draw facial muscles. Exaggerated characters will be matched with dramatic expressions, sometimes with symbols, EX: large drops of sweat, bursting veins, etc. Artistic conception is related to color and expression meaning. Light colors and subtle expressions will guide the emotions hidden in the viewer. Strong colors and exaggerated expressions will attract the viewer's attention. The combination of all elements will affect the communication of the mood.

The above key applications

Water dragon and human being combined

 

Dragon scales appeared on the human body, dragon horns grew, and the pupils became dragon pupils, and the expression became hideous and hostile. Because it is an aquatic creature, I want his body to appear soaked, and the water will slide down with the contours of his face. There is still a sparkling reflection on the water surface.

Fine repair

Use layer effect <overlay> to color

Finished

 

{Layer}>{New Tone Compensation Layer} Adjust to the desired color.

Hope this teaching is helpful to you! (((o(ﾟ▽ﾟ)o)))

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