Here are step-by step Pictures for painting my “Fall Foliage Angel” from the book Makin’ Fall Fun.
Outline details on face and hair.
Shade face and neck and paint thin wash on upper lip.
Basecoat eyes.
- Add highlights to center of nose, cheekbones, and under lower outside edge of eyebrows and eyelid.
- Shade outside of iris.
Float on cheeks and paint a thin wash on lips.
Float inside corner of each eye.
Paint shadow across top of eye.
Paint small lines around iris towards pupil.
Float over bottom lip next to upper lip.
Add another wash on lips if needed and strengthen line work on lips.
Paint highlights in eyes.
highlight on tips of upper lip and paint line next to top of lip.
Line across top of eye lid, lower outside corner, and paint lashes.
Paint nostrils and highlight on cheekbones, tip of nose and on lower lip.
Paint and highlight hair following direction of hair growth. Strengthen eyebrows if needed.
Hope this is helpful in painting my angel.
Hugs,
Jane