Today it was a bit difficult for me to draw, as I have been extremely tired these last few days. In fact, I fell asleep several times while painting this, and you might think that I did it during the night, that I got up early to do this portrait, but no, it was during the day after being apparently “active.” Suddenly, I sat down to draw, and my eyes began to burn and roll on their own, haha. I decided to lie down for a while and rest, and then continue with this drawing. This fatigue comes hand in hand with a pretty strong depression that I'm experiencing. I don't know why, but it's one of those days where nothing makes sense and you just have horrible thoughts about your whole life. I think this drawing represents me well right now, as I tried to reflect a little of that nostalgia I feel in the eyes. I hope you like it.
I began my sketch and then applied color to the skin, this time using warm colors including pinks, reds, oranges, some cream colors, and shadows with warm but mostly soft browns. On a new layer, I added more colors to better shape the entire structure of the face. Then I took a brush that I hadn't used in a long time, an oil-textured brush, which was very useful for blending everything and maintaining the texture as if it were a real painting.
Then I painted the hair using this oil brush as well, and for smaller strands I used a hard brush with a minimum size. I added a slight highlight to the hair with a grayish blue at a fairly low opacity, as too much volume or detail was not necessary. As always, I like to give more depth to the eyes and nose, so I applied a little reddish color to those areas. I also wanted to add some points of light that simulate sunbeams shining through fabric or something like that; I don't know how to explain it. I finished by adding light to the eyes, lips, and nose and also making a slight color adjustment.
Tools:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro
Herramientas:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro