Aesthetics First Faceup + Elf Ear Mod (Minifee Eva)

It looks very well done! Especially for a first! The only thing i can even slightly critique is something you've already pointed out- symmetry in both the ears (which im so enamoured with, they're very well done) and in the faceup.
I do have a tip for that though. If you hold the head upside down while you're doing symmetry critical things- like eyebrows, ear mods, the outline for the head tattoo- then it will kind of "correct" the brain's habit of ignoring asymmetry and just seeing a face and make it much easier for you to keep things balanced.
( Also, this is 100% a personal tastes thing, and i think you made the right choice in this case with the prominent eye creases- but I do always try to consciously lower my eyebrows, most of the time when painting dolls we tend to place them too high because there isnt much browbone to use as a guide. In this case i think the high eyebrows are great but its something to watch for in the future, because in my experience eyebrow position can throw a whole faceup off and be one of those things that's hard to see to fix.)
As a whole though you did an incredible job, and I quite like the heavy blushing. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what you do in the future.

 

Oh god yeah i have never been able to get fine lines with watercolor pencils, nomatter how high quality and how fine a tip i sharpen them to.
My trick, is i use the pencil as a sort of palette for pigment. I use a very fine brush (often i make these myself so i can have something with just a few bristles), dip it in water, run it lightly against the pencil's surface to pick up pigment, and then use that to paint with and build up layers. Some artists swear that many layers of water pencil with sealant in between gives them fine, not grainy, highly pigmented lines, but ive had no success whatsoever with that. Using a small brush as a sort of middleman, though, works perfectly for me and allows me to do incredibly highly detailed pieces (such as an off topic doll of mine with a face the size of a thumbprint who ive managed to give a hyper realistic faceup and full body tattoos). As a whole its all about experimenting, just finding out what works for you.

 

She's gorgeous her ears are super cute, even if they're a bit asymmetrical.
I wish I could give you advice for the paint, but after 10 years I still have not learned myself xD;; it does seem you still got a good amount of details done though!

 

I think you did an amazing job and cannot wait to see how you improve. I can't give any pointers because I haven't even done one face-up yet. Hopefully I will get my chance soon as my doll is on her way. Great job!

 

I love elf eared dolls so much and she's such a beautiful colour too great job

 

thats insane!!! amazing work!

 

Honestly she looks really amazing !! I almost can't believe it's your first time doing a faceup ! Very well done !
The only advise I can really give would be to veeeeery lightly wet the pencil itseöf if you notice the pigment doesn't come off. So if you're not too confident with a brush you can still draw with the pencil. Maybe try dabbing it very gently with a wet cotton pad or q-tip so it gets alittle moist and then try drawing again ! though you have to be more careful like that of course~