This video will teach you how to draw a realistic looking face with a happy (smile) expression. The "calm" eye is almond shaped but when a person is smiling, squeeze the two eyelids together. The "calm" eye is almond shaped but when a person is smiling, squeeze the two eyelids together.Notice that you can see the fold of the upper eyelid a little bit more. The eyebrows and forehead are in a relaxed position. To draw a smiling face successfully, you need to be able to make the cheeks seem more rounded....especially with the shadow below the cheek! Right now, I am adding a construction line for where the shading will go.( I am working from a reference picture, BTW.) To draw a smiling face successfully, you need to be able to make the cheeks seem more rounded....especially with the shadow below the cheek! Right now, I am adding a construction line for where the shading will go.( I am working from a reference picture, BTW.) SLOWLY build up the shading and be very patient! CONFESSION: I used non drawing paper for this drawing! Watch and see what it does when I erase! ARGH!!!! Yes there is a difference!OK couldn't wait! "Drawing paper" is more textured....or as artists say...."has more tooth"....watch the shading VANISH when I erase because the surface is as slippery as ICE! ARGH!!!! The eyebrows are NOT one solid tone. Try to observe the eyebrows of whoever you are drawing before shading them. The only exception is when heavy make up is applied.....Maybe its Maybelline! Shading is ALWAYS dependant upon LIGHT! There are no universal rules to applying tones to drawing.....because lighting conditions vary so much! REMEMBER THAT! In this case, the light came from above. This is most often the case. Notice the shadow that I am adding between the brow and eye. When drawing a smiling face, the area UNDER the eye is very important! The orbicularis oculi muscle (muscle around eye) contracts...The eye is ball shaped.....thus "eyeball"....our shading has to show that it is ROUNDED!The brush is a BIG help. It allows me to shade something delicately....which is needed, when drawing skin.....I use bristle AND soft tipped brushes.... both give slightly different effects. REMEMBER, when a person is smiling, you will (usually) only see their top row of teeth. ALSO, notice the corners of the mouth. Notice that the two sides of the mouth are shaded dark (because the teeth wrap around in a horseshoe shape).REMEMBER, when a person is smiling, you will (usually) only see their top row of teeth. Everyones smile (the shape of their mouth during a smile) is unique! OBSERVE OBSERVE OBSERVE! Draw in the lashes as triangular masses. Notice that the top eyelashes are a LOT longer and fuller than the bottom lashes. This is the case for everybody. Males, in general have shorter lashes than females...Maybe he's born with it...Maybe its TESTOSTERONE! If you are GOOD at line drawings and want to work on shading, make photocopies of your work so that you can make multiple attempts at shading....you will learn FAST! TRUST ME! CLICK HERE to go to my shading tutorial.....It gives you a link to a print out worksheet (so that you could shade along with me.) Remember SHADING is all about RELATIVITY! So compare the tones of different areas of your reference image or sitter. Be sure NOT to make the "smile line" look too much like a "line".....just like the eyebrows, it is NOT a solid shape! Right now I am using a tortillion (blending stump). It moves the graphite from the pencil more quickly and efficiently than the paint brush. Tortillions are also very good at making lines. They are simply stumps of paper shapes like pencils. The edges of the face are TRICKY.......YES, they need to be darker in tone to seem rounded but they cannot appear as a solid line, or else your drawing will not seem believable. NOTICE that I am using the technique of cross hatching (line next to line) to apply the tones....then I am smudging it....followed by another layer of hatching...or I could then create a highlight with the eraser. Be careful with the hairline. It is always a gradual transition of tone....Believe it or not, even if a person is BALD, the top of the head is rounded and requires a gradual gradation of tone! The areas around the eyes seemed dark before.....right?....See what happens when you add darker tones? Shading is ALL ABOUT RELATIVITY! I did the hair with a 9B graphite stick BTW! Try to notice the subtle shading that I am doing to round the forehead.....Remember that I want to make it seem serene, since the facial expression is a smile. I am going to darken the corners to make it seem rounded. QUICK! DONT LOOK AT THE SCREEN! Merrill is using his fingers! Tsk Tsk! I am only using them because of the "skating rink" that I am drawing on (I am using non drawing paper which does not have a textured surface

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The winner is orangemonkey92! Congratulations to Mr. Serafin Ureno!
About the Contest: (Narration from Video) "You've asked for it, so lets start the new year in a fun way by having an Art Contest! Here is your challenge question: "What did my channel mascot, Little Old Man look like when he was a young man?" To answer this challenge, you can use any media that you want - be creative and have some fun.....etc..... Remember you have over 140 videos to help you with this task on my channel. When I judge the artwork, I will be looking for humor and creativity but your artwork will have to resemble a younger version of Little Old Man. But Merrill, whats the prize? I will make a pencil portrait and a step by step video of the winner so that the world can draw YOU! I will also feature the winning artwork and the winners youtube channel in an upcoming video. Now for the rules so listen carefully. You will need to follow all three of these rules to win. 1.) Post the words "Im in" in the comments section of this video. 2.) You have to be a subscriber to kazanjianm to be entered, so hit the subscribe button in the video if you haven't subscribed yet. 3.) You can post your entries in one of two places. Your first option is to take a video of your entry and post it as a video response to this video. Your second option is to post your entry to my facebook like page- If you do that, make sure to submit your entry with your channel name. Just hit the link in the video description or visit my channel page to get to my facebook like page. The deadline for entries is January 15, 2011! I cant wait to see the artwork and I will respond to every single entry. Happy new year everybody!"

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Reflections on 9-11 .....Merrill Kazanjian's 9-11 story.

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Lets celebrate our progress in working towards a visual arts category on YouTube with a new contest. My goal whenever I hold a contest is to bring the art community together and highlight all of the insanely amazing art work that is on YouTube. I want to give talented artists the exposure that they deserve.

Last December, I held a contest called "Who is the most underrated artist on YouTube"? For that contest, I asked people to vote in the comments section of the video for who they consider to be the most underrated artist on YouTube. This contest got over 1000 comments and the winner of that contest, BarryPFinnegan2 got hooked up. The subscribership on his channel doubled from 500 to 1000 in less than a month.

I am still getting requests to repeat that contest so we are going to do it again. So welcome to Who is the most underrated artist on YouTube 2. Here are the very simple rules.

Question: What channel do you think is the most underrated visual arts channel on YouTube?

(We will define underrated as having less than 10,000 subscribers.)

To vote, simply write that channels name in the comments section of this video. That is all that you have to do. One week from today, I am going to tally up all of the comments and up votes, and I am going to do something special for the channel that gets the most votes.

Remember the whole point of this contest is for youtube artists to become more aware of each other. I recommend that you use the AWESOME new tool that youtube gave us called topic search. I will link to it in the video description. Try putting your favorite keywords in here. I guarantee that you will find some new and cool stuff.

If you want to showcase your work to recruit people to vote for you, please feel free to:

1.) post your best video as a video response to this video.
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So YouTube gave us a new toy called Topics. I am linking to it in the video description because is a great resource to navigate the many genres of art uploaded to YouTube. Im going to use topics to prove a point. There are a LOT of artists on YouTube.



So this is our new toy, Youtube topics, we are going to do a search for art. And then we will learn that there are amount one million art videos on YouTube and these videos have a viewership in the billions. Lets compare the art results from YouTube topics and compare it with some other popular keywords. Art beats sports, basketball, education and even cosmetics in the total number of videos. Please note that two of these topics are specific categories already and I know that I speak for a LOT of people when I say that art should be next.

It makes me mad when I see a great artist with a small following. Contests like this one are designed to change things fast.

Welcome to part two of my triple tutorial, which will show you how to draw the ear at the three most common angles. Part two will specifically show you how to draw the ear at the side profile angle. I recommend that you pause the video at the end of each step and listen to the instructions. Lets begin.

Step 1- Make a closed C shape. The placement of the ear falls between the bottom of the eyebrows and the bottom of the nose. Be sure to notice that the angle of the ear follows the jawline. It is not straight up and down.
Step 2- Make the candy cane shape. Notice that the candy cane closely resembles a smaller C shape.
Step 3- Make a bubble letter C shape. Notice that the bottom of this shape is a triangle. How to draw ears. Drawing the ear made easy. classroom demonstration of how to draw the ear. parts of the ear shapes of the ear. earring draw wear earrings ears cool trick shading tones smudging drawing tips blending

A helpful trick with observational drawing is to see what you are drawing, as shapes. The basic shape of the human eye is similar to an almond shape. But this is only one of the several shapes that encompass the eye. Think of these shapes as puzzle pieces as you draw a persons eye in the near future. Remember that these shapes will slightly change based upon a persons facial expression. Today, I will show you step by step how to draw the human eye. Pause the video at any time if you need to. Here we go.

Step 1: Make a rainbow shape with a circle under it. The top of the circle should be partially blocked by the rainbow.
Step 2: Make the bottom lid. Notice that the lower part of the almond shape narrows as it approaches the tear duct on the inner corner of the eye.
Step 3: Make the pupil and leave an empty space in the middle for a reflection. The line above, is the eye lid folded back.
Step 4: Add the shape of the eyebrow.
Step 5: Add a light line below the eye to hint at the eye socket.
Step 6: Shade in the eyebrows. Try to notice that they are not one solid shape.
Step 7: Add the eyelashes. Try to notice that they are much thicker on the top eye lid.
Step 8: Add the final shading. The darkest areas should be directly under the eyebrow and under the eye.

I hope that this video helped you. If you still need help go to merrillk.com and download a print version of this lesson. This print version will give you step by step instruction through pictures and words. Once you are on Merrillk.com, click the gallery tag at the top of the page. Next, go to select an artwork at the top on the right, under the merrillk.com banner. Scroll down until you see Eye Worksheet 1, 2 or 3.
Un truco útil con el dibujo de observación es para ver lo que está dibujando, como las formas. La forma básica del ojo humano es similar a una forma de almendra. Pero esto es sólo una de las varias formas que abarcan los ojos. Estas formas de pensar como piezas como las personas que dibujar un ojo en el futuro próximo. Recuerde que estas formas se modifican levemente las personas sobre la base de una expresión facial. Hoy en día, yo te mostraré paso a paso cómo sacar el ojo humano. Pausa en el vídeo en cualquier momento si es necesario. Aquí vamos. Paso 1: Hacer un arco iris forma con un círculo en virtud del mismo. La parte superior del círculo debe ser parcialmente bloqueado por el arco iris. Paso 2: Hacer la tapa inferior. Observe que la parte inferior de la forma de almendra se reduce a medida que se acerca el conducto lagrimal en la esquina interior del ojo. Paso 3: Hacer que el alumno y dejar un espacio vacío en el centro de la reflexión. La línea anterior, se tapa los ojos recogidos. Paso 4: Añadir la forma de la ceja. Paso 5: Añadir una línea por debajo de la luz a los ojos en la pista de las órbitas. Paso 6: La sombra de las cejas. Trate de notar que no son una forma sólida. Paso 7: Añadir las pestañas. Trate de observar que son mucho más gruesa en el párpado superior. Paso 8: Añadir la última sombra. Las zonas más oscuras debe estar directamente bajo la ceja y en el marco del ojo. Espero que este video le ayudó. Si aún necesita ayuda para ir a merrillk.com y descargar una versión impresa de esta lección. Esta versión para imprimir le dará instrucciones paso a paso a través de imágenes y palabras. Una vez que esté en Merrillk.com, haga clic en la etiqueta de la galería en la parte superior de la página. A continuación, vaya a seleccionar una obra de arte en la parte superior de la derecha, bajo la bandera merrillk.com. Desplácese hacia abajo hasta que vea los ojos de trabajo 1, 2 o 3.

This video will show my viewers how I film one of my videos. It will give a mini tour of my studio and will make recommendations on lighting.

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This video will show you:
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2.) How to film a speed painting video.
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5.) How to position a camera mount.
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8.) Setup for a drawing video.
9.) how to set up a camera for drawing
10.) drawing camera set up
11.) video camera for drawing
12.) camara setup for drawing
13.) Art Setup

This is a demonstration of how I shaded a drawing of LeBron James. This is part 2- I will hyperlink part 1
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Worksheet- http://merrillk.com/?part=fineart&articles_id=8107&act=artist1&artist=69&collection=114 .This video will teach you how to draw a baseball player. I will provide you with a link to a worksheet to accompany the video. I demonstrate how to break images down in to smaller shapes and how to draw from observation. I demonstrate how to make construction lines to draw realistically and place the "shapes" together correctly. The baseball player is in a batting stance (swinging a bat and hitting a baseball). I use a set of pencils (HB, 2B, 4B, 6B Graphite Stick)to do the drawing and shading and a tortillion (blending stump) and a paintbrush to help build tones and blend realistic textures. This video will show you: how to blend with a paintbrush, how to sketch a baseball player, how to draw a baseball player, how to draw a baseball bat, how to sketch a baseball player, how to draw a baseball glove, bas ball Keyword
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This video will show you how to draw Amare Stoudemire's body. It is part 2 of 3.
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This video is going to teach you how to draw a portrait of NBA All Star, Chris Paul Step by Step.

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And I promise that I am going to make this VERY EASY for you. What? You dont believe me? Well fine! I guess that you are one of those people that need proof. Click the Little Old Man on the screen to go to a playlist of peoples drawings made from my videos. Oh, so you're back.....And you believe me now. Good! Now you can grab a pencil and some drawing paper. You are about to draw Chris Paul. But first, a quick word from our channel mascot......

Step 1: Draw the shape that you see. Take some extra time to compare the height versus the width.
Step 2: Add the two ovals. Notice their overall size compared to the shape from step 1.
Step 3: Add the nose shape. Notice that it is triangular and the line on the bottom resembles a bird in flight.
Step 4: This step is small, but tricky. It is the upper lip and the moustache. Notice how close the moustache is to the nose and draw both shapes.
Step 5: I just added two shapes, but for now ignore the line in the middle and see the two shapes as one larger shape. The larger shape resembles an ear of corn. After you add the large shape, add the squiggly line in the middle. This line has 8 points pointing downwards.
Step 6: Now add the bottom lip and the soul patch below it. Notice the size difference compared to the top lip.
Step 7: Add the U shape for the bottom of the face.
Step 8: Add the ears and the hair. A tip for the ears is to notice their placement compared to other features of the face.
Step 9: Add the eyebrows. CP3 isnt quite Drake, but his eyebrows are thick.
Step 10: Add the two rainbow shapes under the eyebrows.
Step 11: This is the hardest step. A trick to make it easier is to observe that there is one eye length between each eye. Overall the shape of the eye is almond like and the top of the iris is blocked by the upper eye lid.
Step 12: Add the lines that you see in the ears.

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Today, I am going to give you step by step instruction to help you draw the male upper body. All you will need are drawing tools and some tenacity. Be sure to pause the video at the end of each step and observe each reference image that I give you. After we get through the steps, I will guide you through the shading process. Many people who have never drawn before have had a lot of success with my step by step videos.....and you will too. Lets begin.

Step 1.) Draw the shape that you see. Notice that it is curved at the bottom. Also be sure to notice the W shape at the top. Make sure that you notice that the left part of the W is smaller than the part on the right.

Step 2.) Lengthen the W to form the chest muscles. Also add the shadow lines below each chest muscle.

Step 3.) Step three is a tricky step. Add the line to complete the shape for the arm and shoulders. Take extra time to observe during this step.

Step 4.) Complete the arms. Notice that each upper arm is wider than the lower arm but both parts are rounded in shape.

Steps 5,6,7,8 are all smaller details that I added for shadows. Do not stress out over these steps. Expect your placement to be close rather than perfect. In other words, try to place them as accurately as possible but know that they do not have to be placed perfectly for you to have a successful drawing.

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This is Part 2 of How to draw Kevin Durant Step by Step
The darkest parts will be the eye region, and the shadow under the nose......followed by the hair. This is usually not the case (The hair almost always has the darkest tones in a drawing, but there was a strong light from above in my reference images. I smudged the brow with the tortillion because I didnt want it to be one solid shape. I will cross hatch over the smudge. The brow is darker (thicker) towards the center of each eyebrow. His hair is both curly and cropped. I started with dark squiggles (Is that a word?)....Then I will cross hatch over the "squiggles". Cross hatch light over the forehead.....then I pressed it down (smoothed it out) with a bristle brush. I found that stiff bristles work better than soft ones. The folds under the eye are important in order for you to capture his likeness.....Also, his eye region is in EXTREME shadow. Do not be scared to go DARK!!!!! I didnt "waste any time" with the shadow under the nose. I usually build things up slowly, but in this case, I just went for it, because it is a simple shape with hard edges....If it was a complex shadow (with several dark tones) I would have done it more slowly. .....NO LINES betwe

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This video will teach you how to draw NBA superstar, Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder (formerly Seattle Supersonics).

Narration: That was me before I became a serious artist ..... While my jumping skills have regressed, my video making skills have improved. You dont need to tilt your head to the left anymore. Now that you have seen my very mediocre Sportscenter highlight, I am going to teach you about highlighting and shading in a drawing video. This video will teach you how to draw the top player on team USA, Mr. Kevin Durant. All you have to do is follow the step by step instructions and pause the video at the end of each step while you draw. Im going to make it easy, so I hope that you give it a try. Lets get started.

Step one- Observe, then draw the two shapes that you see. The top shape is similar to a crescent moon. The bottom shape is trapezoidal and the base of the bottom shape is similar to a childs drawing of a bird in flight.

Step two- Add the four oval shapes for the eyes and ears. Be sure to notice that the left ear is much thinner because the head is turned.

Step three- The double shape that I just added is the edge of the bottom of the nose and a parallel line for a shadow. Be sure to notice the symmetrical smile lines on both sides of the nose as well. Here is a close up.

Step four is a tricky step. Start with completing the oval for the chin. Next, create the symmetrical lines for the moustache. Durant also has sparse facial hair below his bottom lip and at his chin.

Step five is the most difficult step. I added the mouth and I will give you a close up in a second. Notice the shape of the teeth and the shadow below the teeth. Take some extra time to observe the teeth are slightly taller than the shadow below. Also, notice that the top lip gets darker as it turns towards the teeth.

Step six- add the eyebrows to the top of the oval shapes from step one and the eyes towards the bottom. Also, observe and add the details to the ears.

Step seven. add the jersey.

Team.........You played a good game today and you should be proud. But, next week, we play the Fashion Institute of Technology. In order to beat them, we need to think like them. We usually work out like trained testosterone induced Hamsters. But this week, were going to prepare by learning to draw. Youre not going to have a problem with that are you? ............................No Coach............................Good.

When I got a full scholarship to play football at Notre Dame, I needed to study something......so I studied art. This video is going to teach you how to draw a football player step by step. All you need to do is follow the instructions. Even Field Goal Kickers like Andreas over there will be able to successfully complete this.....PAUSE.....SHUT UP. If you get stuck, never surrender.....just hit the link in the video description to go to a printable step by step resource, which will make this process, even easier. One last thing, before we begin....click on the picture on Little Old Knute Rockney to subscribe to this channel so that you can see more fun and informative videos like this........Yes Coach.....Alright, hands in.....

Were not playing Germantown you tools, were playing FIT! Garl Dang it!

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This is a slower version of the shading that I did in, "How to Draw Kobe Bryant Step by Step (YOUDRAW) Special thanks to Rico Shen for use of his photograph via Creative Commons.

Extended shading tutorial

THE QUESTION: Is an EMO still an EMO if he loses his hair?...........Script from video: For those of you who dont know.....EMO's are the dudes known for their melancholy dress code, morbid body language, sad facial expressions and their taste in music.....but most of all, EMO's are famous for their super floppy, vision impairing hair! Oh look! Heres a fine specimen!....This leads us to a question that perplexes the universe.....Is an EMO still an EMO if he loses his hair? I want to hear your opinion......Post your answers to this question as a text comment or a video response, to enter yourself in this contest. All responses will be judged on humor and originality. Please don't post anything offensive because we want to make EMO's smile, not cry! The prize is an illustration of the winner be me, Merrill Kazanjian. As always I will document the process on video and give you a copy for your channel. The deadline for this contest is March 1st, 2010 and the winner will be chosen on March 2nd.......Anyway, heres how I drew the Balding Emo.

Here are the steps that I took to create the "Balding Emo" artwork:
Step 1.) Pencil
Step 2.) Illustration Marker- Prismacolor and Chartpak Ad markers
Step 3.) Color Pencil
Step 4.) Scan with Epson Scanner
Step 5.) Digital Collage using Paint Shop Pro 9
Step 6.) Print with Hewlett Packard Printer
Step 7.) Color Pencil
Step 8.) Scan with Epson Scanner
Step 9.) Finishing Touches with Paint Shop Pro 9

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- Watercolor Paper
- Bristle Brushes
- Black Oil Paint
- Mineral Spirits
- Kneaded Eraser

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0:25 Right now I am blocking in all of the black shapes. I am NOT doing "dry brush" right now. My brush is quite wet. You can call this a "wash" of black. It is to speed the process up a bit. 0:43 Notice that I will use SEVERAL different brushes on this portrait. I try to use the larger brushes whenever possible so that I could block in SHAPES not LINES! Using bigger brushes accurately is a skill which is built over time.

Even though lines BARELY EXIST on the human body, people seem more comfortable working with a fine point.

If you want to be good at drybrush, break that habit (get used to rendering shapes NOT lines).
1:08 I am still using too much mineral spirits at this point. You want your brush to be relatively dry. DUH! Dry brush?

1:08 The watercolor paper is like QUICK SAND! It will separate the paint from the mineral spirits and the binder instantaneously and leave a charcoal like residue on the surface. Eventually, we will erase part of this residue to create the highlights.
1:28 Squint your eyes (if you have to) at the reference image (easy to find online) to see the tones. It is important that you see the tones in the composition as separate shapes (almost like a puzzle) The brush gives you A LOT MORE CONTROL of the tones than a pencil.
1:28 Brushes are also SUPERIOR at creating variation in the edges of shapes (hard edge, soft edge). 1:51 Do NOT be tempted to draw in the whites of James' eyes. They do not exist in this image. "Draw what you SEE, rather than what you KNOW to be true" - Betty Edwards 2:06 The moustache is quite complicated.....but then again...isn't EVERY moustache!

Its really just an extension of nostril hair! Don't you think?

ANYHOO- Paint the "stache" in more dark than it really is, and we will use the eraser later to soften it and create highlights.

The darkest part of the stache connects with the top lip. 2:31- Dont stress the ear too much. You can scratch it away with the dry brush or do a wash with the paint and mineral spirits (which is cheating I suppose if your going to call it "dry brush") EHH....There is no CHEATING in art. Use the "kitchen sink" if you have to! 3:02- You will notice that the paint does not SPREAD in drybrush. It SINKS

If Oil paint "floats" like a boat on canvas.....It "sinks" like an anchor on watercolor paper.

Be as accurate as possible and use this to your advantage. Get the "puzzle pieces" (the shapes formed by the tones) that you are sure of in first.
3:34 Background is darker on the right. Notice that this is the OPPOSITE of the tones on his face. You will need to use some mineral spirits for the background.3:58 James has very difficult eyebrows to paint. They are long and white like Pai Mei from Kill Bill.....Well maybe not that long.

The skin tone will be a bit darker than parts of the eyebrow (he is greying). Notice the darker parts of the eye socket around the bridge of the nose. This area will be dark but not quite as dark as the shirt. 4:26 It took me about 2 hours to paint this. Take your time! If you have a low frustration tolerance, know that there are always CREATIVE ways to fix things

For instance, if you think you went too dark, use the kneaded eraser. If you struggle with the paint brush, finish your work with color pencil