Fundamentals To Mastering Stylized Portrait Painting Class Work < Works 100% >

: Understanding the skull and facial muscle structure is essential. Even if you exaggerate features, knowing where they "should" be ensures your character remains recognizable. Values over Color

Values (the lightness or darkness of a color) do the heavy lifting in creating the illusion of 3D space. Stylize Portraits Like a Pro : Understanding the skull and facial muscle structure

: Use models like the Asaro head to understand how the face is made of flat planes. This makes it easier to assign specific values and colors to different areas of the portrait. Stylize Portraits Like a Pro : Use models

Mastering stylized portrait painting is a loop of observation, construction, destruction, and play. You will draw 100 bad portraits to get 10 good ones. You will paint faces where the eyes are too far apart, and faces where the neck looks like a giraffe’s. You will draw 100 bad portraits to get 10 good ones