HELP Face painting woes

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  1. Rexidus

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    Help guys. I am pulling my hair out trying to paint this face. I cannot for the life of me get the eyebrows to look even slightly right. AND removing the failed attempts is turning the face yellow!

    Do I just need a smaller brush? Could I try taping around the eyebrows and use an air brush? Should I sacrifice a goat?

    I'm rather frustrated....

    On the plus side, my super saiyan hair turned out AMAZING...
     

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    i'm not a brush weilder, but i suggest what you said, a smaller brush and taping it. but don't sacrifice a goat. wolves make a better bounty in that case.:ev: 
     
  3. Chefprime

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    cant say im a great painter. But adding some sculpting putty and scoring it for texture may give you a realy 3d look. Use very little, its totally sandable and paintable. I did this for my bonecrusher mustache.

    Cool to see some DBZ
     
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    my only suggestion is to do light coats of paint with a very thin brush and just build layers, plus don't fret too much because human features are the hardest thing to replicate
     
  5. Bountyan

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    Get hobby tape and put it on the areas you don't want paint on.

    I also sometimes use a toothpick if it's a really really tiny spot I want to get paint on.
     
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