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Regrettably I do draw them sometimes >_< I don't love the direction the new stuff has gone to because I feel that the world has been opened up too much. So I always feel the need to tie the new designs back down to original concepts and shapes.

CHEAT SHEET BE UPON YE!

The link above talks mostly about lianpu facepaint but from what I know, dan and sheng makeup is generally more straightforward (Cantonese sheng don't usually have the forehead makeup Beijing and other northern operas usually have tho- googling specific regional opera traditions may be helpful as well!). Don't have much on chou-specific facepaint unfortunately 😔 I also recommend googling the lianpu for specific characters because if they're iconic enough then recognizable elements of their specific lianpu may help with evoking a certain feel or providing some extra allusion :>

Go forth and good luck on Chinese-ifying your characters o7

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hehehehe, when i know its just gonna be an expanse of black, and i wont have to run a watercolor brush over it, i like to use black sumi ink and a brush! this is because its only MOSTLY permanent, and will sometimes leak a little pigment...

when i know i AM going to have to run watercolor over it, i use dr ph martin's bombay black and a brush, it's completely waterproof both are also is somewhat shiny, so i have to be careful when photographing it to keep the blacks dark and heavy :) !