#Paint 2 tutorial how to

We don't paint the ears in this tutorial as they will be covered by the hair. If you want to draw a portrait from different looks and sides, some rules above will change.ĭraw some lines to define the basic parts of the head and make sure that everything is as proportional as possible. The mouth is always larger than the width of the nostril edges except you want to draw a child portrait. The edges of the mouth ( the lips corners) should be lined-up horizontally with the jaw and vertically with the edges of the irises.

The lowest part of the nose should be in-line vertically with the lowest part of the cupid's bow. The edges of the nostril should reach as far as the inner edges of the eyes. The nose length should be about 1/2 of the part counted from the highest point of the nose to the lowest point of the chin. Every human head is different but here are something in general to remember if you're going to paint a portrait from a frontal view with a straight look (not smiling): Step 2Ĭreate a basic shape of the head using a basic, hard brush with the color #c99e80 on the upper section of the black canvas.īefore detailing it you should know something basic of female anatomy, especially if you don't use any specific photo references. It's very important to work on a large canvas so you can pay attention to the details. Tutorial ResourcesĬreate a new document in Photoshop with the given settings: You can use any versions of Photoshop to follow this tutorial. Finally we'll refine some details to complete the process. Later we'll use a few adjustment layers to make the color stand out. After creating the base of the head we'll go more for the details of the face, hair, body and dress. We'll start this tutorial by learning something basic of female face anatomy to define the base of our painting. A graphic tablet is highly recommended for this tutorial.

#Paint 2 tutorial how to

You'll learn some basic rules to form your painting, the tips to paint effectively, how to use brush and take care of the details. In this tutorial I'll show you how to paint a woman portrait from scratch.