[Starling]

Good Morning Everyone,
Easy steps makes for more fun.
Tips: Remember to back up when you are satisfied with your work.
Always check the size, density and opacity of the brushes.
Always check in layers that the opacity and mix mode has not changed. It would and could create a different effect.
Some brushes use all 4 colors at once. The colors I use are usually all 4 at once or individually.
At times, I would create the same brush with 4 more colors. This way I don't have to stop

Lets begin with a solid color background of your choosing. I particularly like the Greens and various shades of browns. To me they reflect jungles and forests.
There should be 3 rows at the top of TB.

Select your choice in color to any brush. Use the paint can to cover the entire background


We are ready to begin with the outline of the face. You may use grays, browns and tans to use as the outline.

Notice the brushes I used are: The gel Pen and the Wet Finger Paint Blender. The shades of these colors I used are:

This is what you should have thus far.

I shall be back. Have fun painting Everyone. Von

[Sunny]

I'll be looking in Von, Thank you for sharing!!
Sunny

[meveetu]

Von,
This should be great fun.Looking forward to each step.
Val

[COUNTRY KITTY]

thank you von for posting this you make it look so easy can't wait to see the next step mary

[Starling]

Hello Sunny,
Thank you for stopping in and checking this out. Von

Sunny, on 01 November 2009 - 12:18 PM, said:

I'll be looking in Von, Thank you for sharing!!
Sunny

[Starling]

Hello Val,
Thank you for taking the time to stop by.

meveetu, on 02 November 2009 - 02:41 AM, said:

Von,
This should be great fun.Looking forward to each step.
Val

[Starling]

Hell and Thank you Mary for taking a peek. I shall keep this tut easy and fun Von

COUNTRY KITTY, on 03 November 2009 - 12:51 AM, said:

thank you von for posting this you make it look so easy can't wait to see the next step mary

[Starling]

Hello Everyone,
This next section is about the facial coloring and the hair around it.
Gel pen in size 20. The color I used to create the basic entire face is the first one on the color scheme.

It should look like this


The following are the brushes I used to achieve the hair.
Notice the size, opacity, density and the four (4) colors used.
2 Textured Acrylic Brushes, Textured Oils Brush and the Wet Finger Paint Blender.
I used the Wet Finger Paint Blender brush Size Three (3) on the tips of the hairs to separate them.


The brow front hairs are shorter then the back hairs. No 2 monkeys are identical. So if you want to make the hairs grayer or browner that is up to you
This is what the painting so far:

This is how I created the beginning of the eyes.


This is how the painting should look thus far:

There is still quite a bit to do including touch ups at the end. I shall be back soon with the next segment. Thank You for visiting Von

[rabnoolas]

thanks for this excellent Tutorial Von, I'm looking forward to seeing more...
Ralph

[Starling]

Its a pleasure and fun to do this Ralph. Your Very Welcome
Sincerely, Von

rabnoolas, on 04 November 2009 - 10:21 AM, said:

thanks for this excellent Tutorial Von, I'm looking forward to seeing more...
Ralph

[Starling]

Disregard this page. I couldn't delete it. Sorry

[Starling]

This next segment is the eyes and surrounding facial area.

Gel Pen for the eyes as follows:
1. Dark Brown - Size Brush 34
2. Medium Gold - Size Brush 30
The splater Brush
1. Light Gold - Size Brush 34
Gel Pen
1. Brown Black - Size Brush 5 - Pupil
Gel Pen
1. White - Size Brush 3 - Reflecting light


Skin tones around the eyes and facial features are these 4 colors - darker tone over the eyes to make them expressive.
Far Air Brush - Size Brush 12

This is what the Lil Monkey Face should look like at this point or similar.

I shall be back with the next segment soon. Thank you for looking Von

[Sunny]

Those sweet little eye are so amazing!
Huggers,
Sunny

[COUNTRY KITTY]

von amazing how you did the eyes :wub:mary

[Starling]

Thank you Sunny and Mary for your very kind comments. I appreciate them a lot.
This next segment is creating the muzzle/snout.
Brushes :
Art Tools - Pens : Gel Pen
Art Tools - Blenders : Basic Blender Soft
Art Tools - Blenders : Wet Finger Paint Blender
Art Tools - Airbrushes : Far Airbrush
The same four (4) colors are used for the Far Airbrush, Gel Pen, Wet Finger Paint Blender and Basic Blender Soft

The Wet Finger Paint Blender Brush-Size 2 and 3 to blend in the hair better. I used dabs to create it not long strokes.
The following is what I have thus far:

I shall be back with the final segment which would include the ear, mouth, chin and touch ups. Thank you for looking. Sincerely, Von

[Sunny]

Great Tutorial Von !
This is fun to watch the steps you use!
Sunny

[agconnor]

Aww, Von,

This is one cute rascally lookin fellow! Watchin this...hey, how do folks get just the tut stuff without the other comments? Just like pics and directions...gotta make copy paste of each? Just wondring...Thanks for this tut, Von. EagleWolf

[COUNTRY KITTY]

You have made this into a great tutorial i like it a lot can follow easily how all combination the different brush's and mediums go well together I have a lot of drawing and painting programs like Photo Shop,,Paint Shop Pro,,,extra. They are nothing compared to Twistedbrush this is one of my favorite programs i have learned a lot from the Twistedbrush community and the gallery of everyone's paintings.Thank You again von for posting this and sharing this can't wait to see the final tutorial. Mary

[Starling]

Hello Everyone,
Eaglewolf, Thank you for your very kind comment. I shall place this Tutorial on my site under tutorials. :PSunny and Mary Thank you both for looking and commenting on this tut. I appreciate it.

We shall start this segment with the Mouth.

Brushes :
Art Tools - Pens : Gel Pen - Draw the Mouth
Art Tools - Blenders : Basic Blender Soft - Soften the Gel Pen Lines
Art Tools - Airbrushes : Far Airbrush - Deepen the Skin Tone Slightly
I used the 2 darker shades for the mouth


Whiskers/Hairs Around the Mouth

Brushes :
Art Tools - Acrylics : Textured Acrylic - Brush Size 12
Art Tools - Blenders : Wet Finger Paint Blender - Brush Size 2 Touch Up Around the Outer Mouth Area
I used a light gray color for the whiskers/hairs around the mouth.


The Ear

Brushes :
Art Tools - Pens : Gel Pen - Draw the Outline of the Ear
Art Tools - Blenders : Wet Finger Paint Blender - Shape It
Art Tools - Blenders : Basic Blender Soft - Blend in the Colors
Art Tools - Airbrushes : Far Airbrush- Color the Ear Using the Four (4) Colors


I touched up just a little the body hair a shade darker using the Art Tools - Acrylics : Textured Acrylic - Size 60 - Using longer strokes


This is the final result completed.


I hope you enjoyed it as much as I had fun doing it. Thank You for looking and "Happy Painting Everyone." Sincerely, Von

[Sunny]

Thanks again for a wonderful step by step Tut Von !!
Enjoyed it a lot!
Sunny