I
guess I'm tutorial crazy! Here's
yet another one - for how to draw
lips. They are based off of my lips
so I don't know if these same steps
apply to a big masculine warriors
sneer. :D
Step
1 - Start with a basic sketch of
the mouth. Keep in mind that the most
prominent line is the place where the
two lips meet. At this point I've also
gone ahead and colored the shapes in.:
Many
people draw harsh outlines around
the upper and lower lip so it ends
up looking kind of cartoony. Of course
if you want a cartoony look then that's
ok, but either way you want to make
sure your form is accurate. Another
common mistake is that people draw
the line through the center of the
mouth very straight. Most lips don't
look like that. :)
Step
2
- Start applying shadows. On my upper
lip, I have a fairly defined line
down the center. The line is illustrated
below by placing a soft shadow on
the right side of the lip.
Step
3 - With a soft-edged brush, throw
some highlights in there. On many
people, the bottom lip "pouts"
out a bit, so its common for it to
catch more light.
Step
4
- We're bringing out the shadows some
more to increase contrast. Here I'm
mainly focusing on deepening the crease
between my lips.
Step
5
- With a fine brush, go in and make
tiny vertical wrinkles in the lips.
I used a yellowish-white tone for
the highlights and a darker pink for
the shadows.
Step
6 - We're done now. I just masked
off the lips and upped the contrast
a tiny bit to make things pop out
a little more :D