Hey im new here and i saw your face portraits post with the different styles and i wanted some tips or even a small tutorial on how to shade and colour the two girls on the far left.
Thank you, I can try to break down the techniques, if you meant these faces.
For the purpose of this study, I just took a random portrait picture to experiment.
One technique is painterly, where you set up a color palette and add solid colors to the face. The 2nd one is similar to drawing with charcoal, where you add light and dark values softly.
Once you’re happy with the hard colors, start blending them in where it looks like you need soft transitions.
I mostly use basic photoshop brushes, one is the regular round brush (hard round pressure opacity) and the other is Chalk ( with transfer set up),
The last step for the black and white technique is to add color. I mostly experiment with Overlay, soft light, multiply, etc layers on top, to see how I can make the colors look interesting and pop.
Studies are mostly for experimenting so, have fun with them and figure out your own techniques, check out what works best for you!
