Aesthetics Another first faceup thread

Now I've never done a faceup but I'm quite in to makeup for my own face. If you're not pleased with how thin the lines are on, let's say the eyebrows, you could try feathering. Basically you'd start with in a lighter colour make the outline of the shape you want the eyebrow to be, and when that's done you take, for a doll it would probably be a very thin brush on the little longer side, and use small amounts of paint in light strokes, starting from the bottom of the eyebrow and up to where you want them to end. For a more natural looking brow I wouldn't outline the whole brow either, but just the bottom and back half of the top, that way you could add some small stray hairs to the front for a more realistic look. Hope this wasn't too confusing and maybe to some help! I also think you did an awesome job for this being your first faceup!

 

First off, this is really good for a first attempt! You did a great job keeping a low-key natural look and I think you have the basics down pretty well. I'm particularly fond of how you did the lips.

To keep your lines as fine as possible, make sure you're sharpening your pencils constantly.

If you haven't been, I would also recommend watching face-up videos on youtube! Even if their style doesn't groove with yours, there's always something to learn. My favorites are Nicolle's Dreams and Dollightful, but there's a ton of others--each with unique styles that may speak more to you.

You're off to a good start, keep practicing and you'll get to where you want to be!

 

Way better than anything I could ever do! I'm genuinely too scared to even touch my doll's face let alone doing an actual face up!

Kudos to you!

 

The thinness of the lines and MSC mishaps are things that will improve with practice, but you're off to a great start! I love the colors you used, the lips look nice and soft, the eyelashes are well done, and I like the lines under his eyes to indicate fatigue. I like the shape of the eyebrows, but they are a little high and the hairs aren't quite right. The hairs look a bit like X's, and while you don't want the eyebrows to be stripey by making all the hairs too uniform, they shouldn't cross over quite this much. I recommend having some photos of eyebrows nearby next time to use as a reference. I also feel that the top eyelid is a bit naked looking. If you're not going to glue on eyelashes, I think some kind of line is in order just to give the appearance of eyelashes, perhaps using the brown color that's in the lower eyelashes and brows.

This is quite good for a first faceup, so hopefully you're not scared anymore! Just go for it on those other heads when they arrive!

 

I can only hope my attempts at a face up go so well as yours!

A couple of hints: I'd like to see the eyebrows curve down and extend a little farther out at the outside corners.
The guidelines for human brows are: the inside edge of the brow starts straight above the corner of the eye; to establish the outside corner of the brow, lay a pencil along the outside lower edge of the nostril and the outside corner of the eye. The pencil will show how far to draw the outside edge of the brow. Guidelines are helpful, but you're free to follow your own instincts.
The above guidelines are current Western ideals for eyebrows. Other cultures and ancient times prefer the unibrow as the standard of beauty. Just sayin'.

 

What material did you use? If pencils than you need to sharpen often to a very fine point.

 

Every thing looks fairly even, and you did a perfect job I'd say on the lips. On the brows it looks like you are fighting the medium you are using. When in doubt try out your technique just on paper, and watch not your hand but the very tip of the pencil or brush. Practice just the strokes and try to go super light, and keep doing the super light till you build up your color. Practice makes perfect, and you got the drive to get your project made! You can do it!

 

Placement is wonderful. Lips look really good. The basic concepts are there.

Line work is always a hard one. Especially if using watercolor pencils. Try sharpening them often. Use a light hand. They might look grainy. Use a kneadable eraser to go over your lines. It will help smooth them out by picking up the larger bits. Also, vary your colors. This is what will give you some depth.

Use your kneadable eraser to go over your work areas before sealing. It helps with pastels traveling to unwanted places. Keep at it.