Meralimexia's maw PSD (Patreon)
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In this one the coloring is relatively basic as far as flat colors go. I just created a layers for each elements and since the lighting on the piece is relatively simple ( as expected in a mawshot picture ) I went and put light and dark colors for each elements on the same layers.
What is interesting in this one is of course the mouth and all the wet effects ! :3
To make them convincing the trick is to divide them in term of intensity. In one side you have relatively diffuse and toned down reflect indicating a generally wet surface and on top of that some small, sharp strokes of almost white dots that are going to consolidate this impression of wetness. The idea is to balance correctly the amount of the two. If you put too much toned down reflects, you are going to end up with a saliva that almost looks like a paste, if you put too much bright reflects, you might end up with a saliva that looks like water.
When it comes to Saliva, don't hesitate to use the eraser at a low opacity level in order to decrease the intensity of an area f you need to. Sometimes you might even want to switch a bright reflect dot to a muted one. There is a general rule in painting when it comes to those dots of lights : they are very potent to convey volumes but the more you use them, the more they neutralize themselves . So pick them wisely ! In the case of a mawshot if you look at the photo of a mouth you will realize that, no matter how wet it is, in the end there are relatively few of those very bright spots of light . So the trick is to place them in strategic place :3 If you manage to find those places and to balance correctly their intensity, you will ends up with a very convincing mouth !
I hope you find those tips helpful:)
Also if you missed them, here are past demos :
https://www.patreon.com/posts/naughty-trio-psd-7259106
https://www.patreon.com/posts/elf-nude-psd-7934617