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Dante And Virgil In Hell

I actually started this once before, some time last year. I even took the time to make a grid and everything...because I also wanted to learn how to use grids/see why so many people swear by this method. Blah! By the time I get to the fourth square I just gave up :/ and deleted the whole thing. So now I'm starting again - freehand. I guess what works best for some doesn't work for others.

The reason I'm posting this in speedpaint/doodles forum, as opposed to WIP forum, is because I feel that this is just an exercise, not my 'real' artwork. I hope I am going to learn and so far I'm enjoying it Smile

The first hour






an hour afterwards:


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There are quite a few distinguishing features:
eyebrows - the men I paint tend to have thicker eyebrows, they are set lower, and the arch, if existent, is not quite as prominent as the female brow.
eyes - men's eyes are a bit narrower than women's, although this may not always be obvious because I tend to paint much more 'ethnic' women than I do 'ethnic' men. They are also set deeper in the sockets.
nose - men's noses are generally bigger and longer in proportions to their faces, and the bridges are much less 'recessed' than women's.
lips - men's lips are usually quite a fair bit thinner than women's, with less prominent 'pout'.
jawline and face shape - men have generally longer faces, stronger and quite a bit heavier-set jawlines, while the women tend to have smaller chins, more rounded faces and softer contours along the jaws.

and here's a compilation of the faces I 've painted, to illustrate my points. click for a bigger picture
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a quickie that is not at all as quick as I'd like:

yes, a part of the picture.. Yep that's a guy, and yep that's the same people from My Dearest, except that I changed the guy's eye colour from autumny green to steely blue. Plus I added eyeliners, because I feel like it and I like boys in eyeliner. ha ha!

it is super vaintastic, but I used myself as reference for the girl. But then again, I also used my own photo as the reference for the girl in My Dearest ..may as well keep it consistent
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