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Aesthetics Iplehouse KID 'Hannah' RS

May 15, 2025

    1. I've not had many faceups go right for me lately but this one is finally looking more or less how I wanted it to. There was a point where I thought I'd messed up the mouth but I managed to claw it back. It still annoys me a bit however but not enough to wipe and start again.
      She's almost complete, just a final coat of sealant then gloss on the waterline of the eyes and matt varnish on the lips.

      [​IMG]Iplehouse KID Hannah by Ali MacTavish-Riach, on Flickr

      Her faceup is influenced by the peoples of Tibet, Nepal and Mongolia. I tried to be as sympathetic to those ethnicities as possible without tying her down to a specific one as her sculpting isn't as Asian as Iplehouse said it was. The Realskin resin shade however is perfect as it has a duskiness to it.
      The short sparse lashes are deliberate as most Asian peoples do not have long eyelashes.

      I hope I've done OK as the last thing I want is to insult anyone.
       
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    2. Really cute character you've made with your faceup. :aheartbea your painting to emphasize an epicanthic fold looks very nice!
       
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    3. Thank you @AlisonVonderland, they took a surprising amount of work to bring out and balance. Although they’re part of the sculpting they somehow don’t look as Asian as you think. I have a Miss Mian ‘Lin’ as well and even blank her features are very distinctly of Asian origin, stylised but still very distinct whereas ‘Hannah’ isn’t, she’s more western with a hint of. Hopefully once she has eyes in it’ll help a bit more as you’re right, she is quite cute.