PART 5! HIGHLIGHTS! (Patreon)

1 not just one color

2 blending

3. skin tone

4. shadows

5. highlights

There are areas on the face that are directly hit by the light source, that's where you put the highlights!

Again, this and the shadows are very important to give your painting dimensions, and not just flat looking. This gives the illusion that the face has curves, and that there are parts that are sticking out where the light reflects. 

I usually leave putting highlights at the end of the painting process! It's like the lil ending magic!!

TIPS!

• Blend it with the rest of the skin!!! No harsh lines!!!! 
• I don't like using plain white as highlights! I like using the lightest color  of the base skin, for example, on this tyler painting, notice that the highlights here are not full on white light reflection but more of the lighter shade of his skin base.



• Also!! I'm not sure what category I should've put this.. probably should be under shadows but whatever..  it's here now.. under the form shadow, you should put a reflected light, like here on tyler's chin!! This also helps separate colors, sometimes the form shadow (shadow on tyler's chin) looks super close with the cast shadow (shadow on the neck) color soooo this reflected light separates them! 

This is where I usually put the highlights if the light source is directly on the front face! I kinda exaggerate more on top of the eyebrows, eyes and tip of the nose.

• If it's not a front light source, make sure you pay attention where it's coming from! Here, it's coming from the upper right, so most of the highlights are on the part of the face where the light directly hits! 
• But because of the nose bridge part there, the light still hit a little bit of the left eye! 

That's it!!! That's the end, folks!!!

 Next post will be the summary and some more tips!!! I really  hope you guys got something from all of these skin tutorials!!