Lights

Good evening everyone.
Today, continuing with the Christmas spirit, I wanted to create a portrait surrounded by Christmas lights. I love painting colorful Christmas lights because they remind me so much of my childhood, when these lights were always present in every home, and people almost always used different colors instead of just one shade like they do now. These colors bring back a lot of nostalgia for those Christmases that weren't perfect but are still a part of my childhood. I hope you like it.

I made the sketch and started painting the skin with pale pink tones and added shadows using browns. For the lips, I applied a base color of intense red. On a new layer, I began adding more tones to better define the face. Then I started blending the colors using a soft brush to create a smooth effect. After the face was fully formed, I began painting the hands.

I repeated the same process with the hands until they were smooth and realistic, and although I really liked the colors I used, I decided to darken everything a bit more with a bluish tone so that the highlights would stand out much better. I also painted the hair a reddish tone (it was blue at first, but I changed it) and then painted the highlights. I added shimmering effects to areas of the face I wanted to emphasize and also to each Christmas light. Finally, I made a color adjustment to intensify the colors and contrast of the image.


Tools:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro
Herramientas:
- Photoshop CC 2022
- XP-PEN Deco Pro

