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Painting a Female Face (Patreon)

Published:
2020-08-15 11:41:16
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2020-10-31 17:14:17
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Hi everyone! 

This week I present to you how I painted the face for this bust. The Bust is called “Surrounded” by Life Miniatures. As I write in the article, the sculptor and painter of this brand, Sang-Eon Lee is an amazing painter and worth checking out. Links below. 

https://www.lifeminiatures.com/product-page/surrounded

https://www.puttyandpaint.com/SangEonLee

I am excited to share with you more tutorials using models not from Games Workshop. I hope you can see these lessons can be used for all miniature painting, even if you just find a nice new colour recipe. I would love your feedback on this style of article, and I hope you enjoy the variety we are trying to bring to you at Cult of Paint.

Furthermore, I encourage you above all else to look at many many references before painting faces of any scale. I could not induce the photos in the article, but links below show some of my favourites. It is fundamental to your understanding where highlights must be places on faces. This should be learn from observation of photographs, not miniatures. Google Portraits and start to study the face. This is how I make judgements on where to place highlights. 

http://www.totsisa.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/dd594e241abf617abed2b7d586c19ef9-female-portrait-model-portraits.jpg

https://designyoutrust.com/2018/03/marvelous-female-portrait-photography-by-kai-bottcher/

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/pin/504966176962450204/

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Fergus Pick

I've been waiting for this one, so interesting to see your painting process! Thanks for the work you put into these :)

Dan E.

This is awesome, thanks, Andy! In combination with what's in the document and the links you have provided: do you have any advice for better understanding the shapes on a face/complex shapes? I've found even if I can break down a miniature into basic shapes, it is often where those shapes join (and create something complex or unusual — looking at you shin plates on the Wurmspat) that undoes the good work I've done.

cultofpaint

The most important thing it just being able to look at portraits, observe where the highlights are and what shape. Once you understand they are where they are, you can translate to miniatures. You'll pick up places to highlight you might not of thought of.

Michael A McBroom

Great article sir! I love the style of her face. IMHO it’s one of the most appealing I’ve seen 👍

Patrick Gowan

I enjoyed hearing more about your thoughts on process and progress. I often get jammed up chasing a image stuck in my head. I think I need to be more patient and take more breaks instead of plowing ahead on one project at a time.

John

Amazing guide. I really enjoyed going through it. I had some questions though for Andy related to the refinement stage, specifically page 24. You mention about refining the highlight on the jawline and the shadow with glazes but I was wondering the following: 1. What direction is your brush going, is it going down the edge of the transition from top left to lower right, along the jawline direction, glazing in long strokes or is it going perpendicular to that from upper right to lower left? 2. How far in do you take the brush stroke when doing the glazing? is it all the way from the jaw to the shadow or is it just small hash marks over the transition line? Thanks and keep up the great work!