Insomnia or Selfportret Nr.1

[SeniorS]

It's late and i'm not going yet to sleep (dumb).
So decided to try one joke.

Open self picture. Put it zoomed in somewhere where it don't disturb PS tools etc.
Make new document. Take brush.
Paint (by mouse).
And forget about CTRL+Z (okey, i used it about 3-5 times for absolute bad lines).

And after about 10minutes i get this:


from this



I considering to vectorize or cartoonize myself. Started to read some tutorial for technic and inspiration.
And looking at all that and seeing my sence of art, i think, i'm in big trouble
Nose, lips will definitly couse problems.

And i don't even imagine (how and where to start) what i'll do with my thin hair especially on forehead.
In all tutorials so far, they all have good solid hair to work with.


Anyway i can say that it's one of my first painting ever. Never do full image paintings (i don't count masks and etc.).

So how is it?

[Paul]

Considering it's your first attempt ever mate, well done AND TO USE THE MOUSE ONLY even better job.
Not easy to do is it?
Why do it in grey scale though mate, why not keep the colour version?
Personal choice i suppose, what you need to do is mix the facial colours with mixed pixel movements, you got it my old mate smudge and liquify are in there to mate.
Then you do numerous layers of black and white highlights to achieve the depth and shade of skin you need also gives definition to lines in face etc.
This is a quicky mate you will have to finish it off like you asked.

[SeniorS]

Thanks Paul!

I didn't do colored version because i playd with idea to paint from scracth on white paper (like in real life) and colored would be more dificult.
And it's more like a joke. Using Undo only for really irregular lines (as said 3-5 times).
Like painting on real paper with real pencil and eraser is lost

[DoTTGaMMa]

Wow that is really good freehand!
It looks like one of those police mugshots haha

I did something like that before, but it was not airbrushed and it was back when I started to learn PS and never finished the piece of work...
You can look at it below if u want made all of it in pen tool, except the earrings, and the background (because I got lazy, got lazy with the hair and body too)
http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...ma-d303bvw.jpg

[SeniorS]

Good work!

Very patient with hair.
It looks that shoulder and neck aren't made by pen tool too
I'm thinking about something like that.

[ibclare]

hi senior. i worked on making your picture more cartoonish with effects. then i tried some freehand. that is very hard with a mouse. so i tried drawing, but i am very rusty. i used to do caricatures but been a long time. i might keep at it and see if i can get something i can alter in PS. if i do, i'll let you know.

In the meantime, here's a little senior a la matisse

[Paul]

i used to do caricatures but been a long time. you never mentioned that before mate?

[Paul]

I know it's not what your asking for mate, but i had a play and a draw and ended up with this.

[ibclare]

i used to do caricatures but been a long time. you never mentioned that before mate?

Truly hadn't even thought about it.
Well, speaking of insomniac, it is just about 4am here. Got out of bed as sleep wasn't happening, swore I wouldn't open photoshop ... and now the sandman is calling! C U all l8r!

[SeniorS]

Okey, i played with image changed by Paul.
Then try make it look sharpen by apllying origanals texture, so result before and after: