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Originally Posted by Holly Snyder
...And also what Scott Burdick says here:
Try and plan out your brushstrokes like Scrooge himself; the fewer you can do it in, the more powerful your painting will look. If you're confused by this, think of painting a nose. You will want to paint the shadow underneath the nose in a large, simple brushstroke; then use a couple others to paint in the dark of the nostril. If, on the other hand, you paint the smaller shape of the nostril first, you'll have to use lots of little fussy brush strokes to fill in the shadow area around the dark. Once again, always do the larger shape first in as few strokes as possible, then the smaller ones!
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Hi Holly,
I couldn't have said it better than Scott himself! In fact, what i'd like to add to this point, and re-iterate what i mentioned earlier, is that before we actually lay the details on the face, it's important to find what you want to focus and express on the face - the 'magic spot' i call it.
With that you can then allocate priorities throughout the face, with in your case, the feel of brushstrokes on the focus. The rest of the parts can then be brought over using a large brush - hake brush for the matter.
This whole philosophy, to end, is the essence of John H. Sanden's
Premier Coup Technique. I hope what i shared with you helps in your future works.