ART TUTORIAL: portrait of Jerry Banfield (with video)
I want to say thank you to @jerrybanfield because of his youtube video that showed me opportunities of Steemit. At this point, I’m more active on Golos (Russian-speaking Steemit clon) but Steemit was the first :) And I’m planning to publish more tutorials here soon. So stay tuned!
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/lrldj60rl/image.png)
Line sketch is a very important stage because at this point we are making a map for our future work with proportions. A human face is very complex and only precise measures and right relations between components can provide resemblance in a portrait of the specific person.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/o8x4qqagx/image.png)
Local values of a skin, hair, t-shirt, background must be differentiated and simplified at this stage. I started with large value relations and was continuing with smaller ones on Jerry’s skin.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/b4rke2da9/image.png)
Even more details on skin shading with shadows and lights. I’ve added some contrast on the left side of a background to show the light source placement.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/epnfx7hsx/image.png)
The triangle of eyes-nose-lips is our focal point in 3/4 portrait, so we need to make these components with good detailing.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/gewzor9c1/image.png)
When all values are set, we have complex detailing on eyes-nose-lips and ear, the texture of the skin is nice and smooth - we can finish the greyscale stage of shading.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/r1qsuacdd/image.png)
I used a new layer with the "overlay" mode to make coloring over the greyscale drawing. Colors also can add some values in some part if it’s needed.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/vowuvk7ap/image.png)
A new layer in "overlay" mode was added to give even more shades of colors to a drawing.
![](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://s14.postimg.org/lrlu2i7ep/image.png)
Mixer brush tool can be useful to make skin softer in some sharp parts. At the end, I’ve added a new layer of watercolor texture in “soft light” mode.
Full-size resolution here.
This was a great tutorial and I love the effect on the skin tone. Good luck on your Russian version of Steemit. I wish I spoke Russian. :)
Thnx)
It looks fabulous :)
Thank you)
Hello! I'm an artist ^^ would you mind lending me some of your Steem Power while you're away? I really want to grow my art blog and upvote more artists ^^
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