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Thursday, 31 May 2018
Painting Noses on Baby Portraits
I think the most important thing to remember when painting a nose is that it is just a projection and should have no hard edges. You are relying purely on shadows and highlights. The nostrils shouldn't be too prominent and hard - keep them soft and fairly flat across the top. The end of the nose should be the lightest - light areas indicate projection, dark areas depth. Round the nose off with a light purple/pink shadow mix. Noses tend to be a little more pink, especially on babies, so I add a little Permanent Rose to the mix.
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Cute as a button!!
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