Hah I thought they were 2 different girls!
Like, on #2 specifically, there isn't any catchlight on her eye, nor is there any shadowing from where the eyeball curves. I had a similar issue with an image I posted recently so it def could just be the lighting if you didn't do anything to it.
As for her mouth on 4, there doesn't seem to be that little... crease? the dent under your nose? its just rounded. Like she had her tongue under her top lip (which she obvs didn't). But you can see the crease on 3.
Her thumb-line looks super wonky on #2 also.
OOOOOOH, okay, I see now.
Yeah, I think that was just the way the light caught her... what do you call that part? Mouth to nose connector?
I generally try not to smooth out that part, because you're right, it looks super weird when you do, but I do recall that image not having that area very defined to begin with SOOC... so I think that was a curse of the lighting.
But yeah, I definitely see what you're saying now.
Thanks for explaining that, haha.
Wait...I'm just curious...are these based off of video game characters? Specifically characters created by Squaresoft/Square-Enix? There is an UNCANNY resemblance.
If this is true then the pink hair works. Love it. A very different take on the related subject matter
Yes, Sara and Tifa...

I think it's FFVII? I'm not too familiar with the games other than that my husband sits and yells at the TV when he plays XII. :lmao:
BTW, I don't feel these are beginners work at all

Just my .02 cents

Thank you :sillysmi:
My reason for wanting to post them in the beginner's section isn't because I think it's beginner's work... it's because, like everyone else who keeps fighting for that thinks, it gets more traffic.
I've posted other threads at 4am before and come back to it at 3 in the afternoon and it's had responses... but the second I do the same thing anywhere OTHER than the beginner's forum... I have to bump the thread, or no one sees it.
To be fair, she does have purple hair. I doubt Emily was trying to make it look as natural as possible. The skin smoothing doesnt bother me at all.
Haha, thanks Schwetty.
Yeah if this was a straight up portrait session... of a girl with dyed pink hair... I wouldn't have pushed the skin smoothing as far. :lmao:
Everyone is welcome to their opinion though. I appreciate the feedback. :sillysmi: