Aesthetics First Faceup and Eyes

Hi There!

I'm a face-up newbie as well, but I just wanted to share a few tips that I've learned through my own experimentation.

It looks like you're using watercolor pencils. I use those as well and sometimes it can be difficult to make eyebrows look more realistic since watercolor pencil tends to look "grainy". To combat this, I first start with brushing on the outline of the brow with soft pastels and continue to do this on top of each layer of sealant. If the pastels and brush are making the brow too wide and unshapely, use a clean white eraser to shape the edges. Once you've gotten a medium value of the color you're using, switch to your darker shade of watercolor pencil to darken the outer ends of the brows and carefully work towards the beginning of the brow. If the brow starts to look a bit too dark or the pencil looks too harsh, dab some of the lighter pastel on top so that you get this nice gradient effect on the brows. Again, do this on top of each layer of sealant until you're comfortable with the overall color of the brows. The final touch are the individual strands of hair. For me at least, just a couple of hair follicles go a long way! Use a lighter shade of watercolor pencil and lightly add a few hairs to the beginning of the brows. You can switch to a darker shade of watercolor pencil if you're comfortable. Use your white watercolor pencil to add more hair strands to the beginning of the brows. The white helps make the hairs look like they are neatly separated and growing thicker towards the ends (just like natural brows!).

I hope my explanation makes sense, lol. Eyebrows can be tricky. If you have any questions I'd be happy to help!
Good luck on your future faceups!

 

Looks good! I'd maybe focus my work on the eyelashes. Maybe spread them out and angle them a bit more, and vary their length (make the ones at the outer corner of the eye a bit longer. Lashes tend to taper down in length as you get toward the inner corner of the eye). The lips look great, way better than the ones on my first face-up, hehe.

 

Good work for a first faceup I think your eyebrows could be a bit lower, so it connects to the sculpted arch connecting the nose to the eyelid area (I hope you understand what I mean ^^''') Also, I think a neutral brown for blushing shadows (like the nostrils, over the eyelid crease etc) might be more natural than using a pink tone/beige tone pastel. I think you did a pretty good job with the lips, although you might want to consider make the upper lip's edge a bit more defined like how the lower lip looks.