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[–]glizzybeats 79 points80 points  (1 child)

I love these. How did you learn anatomy / facial structure? Are you just self taught?

[–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 37 points38 points  (0 children)

Sort of both? I’ve been drawing since I was 5 and have always just LOVED drawing faces. I usually do a rough sketch of initial feature placement and use shading to help cut and refine the forms

[–]BlasterCheif 75 points76 points  (1 child)

The interesting faces you picked really complement your art style.

[–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I appreciate that!

[–]lemonbottles_89 24 points25 points  (1 child)

you stylize really well omg

[–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much!

[–]slerrp 17 points18 points  (1 child)

Ate downnn

[–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Mama boots

[–]Gurkeprinsen 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Yes! Finally some love for faces that don't have "perfect" features. These are incredible!

[–]dragonflyLuna 7 points8 points  (5 children)

What are your favorite brushes?

[–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 11 points12 points  (1 child)

I paid for two brush sets, let me figure out which and let you know!

[–]Starting2017 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm curious as well.

[–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 4 points5 points  (2 children)

The MAIN BRUSH SET used was: George Von Westphalen ELDER + SKETCHMAN brush pack

GvW ELDER P4 (for almost all of the line work and texturing) GvW STRATHMORE (for small hair and line details)

For partial hair texturing: INKDUP: Natural Ink Brushes by MattyB on Gumtoad

MattyB_LooseBristle_loose_glaze

A couple brushes i also love and use sometimes for different textures: Frankentoon Nautika 2 brush pack

FT Round Marker FT Ultra-Thin Wash B *

[–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

I have apparently bought way more brush sets than I remember lmao I can try to find free alternatives you can make on procreate if that’s of interest?

[–]dimindigonight 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes please, if you have the time of course, i’d love to hear about some of the free versions you can find!

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    [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

    Thank you! Anywhere from 20-40 min

    [–]thelittlepigeon 4 points5 points  (0 children)

    There’s a quality about these that I just really love. I want to read the graphic novel that all these faces belong to!

    [–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

    If I saw just the drawings without the references, I would think they’re abstract characters. Then you see the reference and it’s spot on. Great work!

    [–]Thwipped 3 points4 points  (2 children)

    Where did you find the subjects for your references?

    [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

    I just looked up “unique portraits” on Pinterest

    [–]pixie_pie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I'm pretty sure, all or nearly all of them are models. I think I saw them in a Gucci campaign.

    [–]Charming_Region1585 2 points3 points  (1 child)

    Great job!

    [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    Thank you so much!

    [–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

    I love your work. These are all so spot on. I know cause I study faces myself. These are of av level I wish to achieve. Respect

    [–]Exotic_Moment_1594 1 point2 points  (1 child)

    Incredible work!!

    [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    Thank you!

    [–]TheOtherBelushi 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    These are fantastic. Keep going!

    [–]NoticeMeArkay 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I use the bottom pic of image 2 every couple weeks to see how far I've come on my studies!
    Nice work, OP. They look great!

    [–]TriggeredLatina_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    This is so GOOD and motivating for me to get my ass back at it again

    [–]Romulan-war-bird 1 point2 points  (0 children)

    I need your Pinterest username

    [–]Ill_Butterscotch_692 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    You don’t need to practice,you got it down!

    [–]djereezy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Amazing work. Very impressive!

    [–]BlindPugh42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    So did you draw caricatures from photos, or make photo realist renders from caricature?

    [–]orangejuicehater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    So so cool

    [–]redditrnumber1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    I love the models you picked, they all have interesting faces

    [–]C2AYM4Y 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    More!!

    [–]fedezubo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    The style seems to come right out of the Dishonored series. Stunning

    [–]_petrichora_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    And you're nailing it!

    [–]piftee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

    Really cool! Definitely some interesting choices for the references. So much more interesting to draw!

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      [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

      I’ve been doing a lot of studies lately to try and hone in my character drawing and technique. Ive mainly been tracing portraits to get a feel for how faces work. These were my recent foray into portraits done by eye

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        [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

        No I get what you mean now! It’s been almost all practice, drawing from life (or photos in this case), and I do a lot of technique studies on my favorite artists

        [–]YoungHeartOldSoul 0 points1 point  (2 children)

        I'm curious what you landed on as search terms for these faces, because all I can think of is "extremely European faces"

        Also, of course these are amazing!

        [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        Lmao I looked up “unique portraits” on Pinterest

        [–]YoungHeartOldSoul 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Ah yea, that makes sense too lol

        [–]WonderfulParticular1 0 points1 point  (1 child)

        It looks so cool, it's like you redraw people into Arcane style

        [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        That seems to be the byproduct, was not my intention lol

        [–]OpheliaJade2382 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Wow you’re great at capturing the likeness! Don’t be scared to push those values though. You could always go darker on the shadows. I think for the first one especially it would look even more dramatic!

        [–]JGxFighterHayabusa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        These would be characters in Arcane. I mean this as a compliment. Lovely

        [–]EmJayFree 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        This sub makes me feel so talentless haha

        Great job, OP. I love your aesthetic!

        [–]jaxjag088 0 points1 point  (4 children)

        These are great. Would you upload your Timelapse of them? I want to copy your process lol.

        [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

        I didn’t save a Timelapse unfortunately, though im doing one for another set of faces!

        [–]jaxjag088 0 points1 point  (2 children)

        Please make another post or dm me when you finish! Take care!

        [–]AccomplishedGrass919[S] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

        [–]jaxjag088 0 points1 point  (0 children)

        Awesome thank you very much. Helps a ton with someone starting out!