Again opened a new layer and roughly painted with a hard brush highlights
on the lipps and nose. Then I used the smudge tool to soften and correct the highlights.

Now the face was acceptable so I did stop working on it.

Because it is unimportant for this tutorial I did not spend much on the clothes. I simply opened the line work again and proceeded with the same steps like with the first skin color. I did not work out any details, just did fill it black and did some real cheap shading on it. So don’t be confused with the shitty look.

In the next step I opened a new layer and roughly painted black hair with a large brush.

With a fine brush I did add fine hairs to make it look nicer. Again with a fine brush and dark brown color I did paint some brighter hair.

As you see I did not stick for to long with the hair, so it is not very detailed but you get the idea how it works.

The quality is limited by time only, you can work in a higher resolution and add as much details as you like. The more time you invest the better the look.

As you see it is pretty simple! Now it is your turn! (^__^)/

After finishing the lighting/shading I merged all layers and pasted the girl on some simple texture and made some quick arrangement, did fake some depth effects, nothing special.

You can download the Tutorial PSD images here!
Get yourself a picture.
All important steps are shown on separate layers.

Don’t consider it as a finished illustration or something, it is just for a demonstration purpose of this tutorial.

Have fun!

Randis ::