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high quality expression references with varied facial types

How to Draw a Damn Fine Ass Top Image, Row 5 & 6 Row 2:  Drawing People by Barbara Bradley Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 Bottom Image

For the ones who asked for arm tutorials :)

process for this drawing :)

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So for some reason Tumblr won’t let me upload any new images, so feel free to go to my DeviantART for the full-sized version - http://fav.me/daduu94 From left to right: STEP ONE: Start with some lineart on its own layer. I used pencil lineart that I scanned in and cleaned up. I also locked the layer transparency and colored it in a warm hue (I’m allergic to using black lineart in colored artwork, lol). STEP TWO: Make a second layer for color underneith the lineart layer. This is where those coloring book skills come in handy! Try to keep it inside the lines and use a neutral color of your choice, then lock the transparency on this layer as well. STEP THREE: On the color layer, start working in the hues you want. Don’t worry about being messy at this step, just focus on hues and values. STEP FOUR: Next, duplicate the color layer, fill it in with a cool hue, set it to multiply and rename it “shadow” (if you want). Then unlock the layer transparency and erase the section that you want light to fall upon. STEP FIVE: Go back to the color layer and start defining the light portions. Add depth with reflections and shine over glossy areas. STEP SIX: Merge the shadow and color layer and continue to define the drawing. At this point I decided I didn’t like the direction of the highlight, so I repositioned it. I also made the face a bit warmer. STEP SEVEN: OPTIONAL: Add some blur to the drawing to give it depth; I chose to add some to the outside of her body, as well as some dust with light reflected off it. I really wanted to blur her hand to show that it’s closer to the viewer than the rest of her body, but I felt like I lost too much detail when I went all-out. So I only did so very slightly. FINISHED!: Add some final tweaks to make it unique and yours! I like to add some paper textures and such.