Baboon first try what do you think

My friend wants to be Rafiki for Halloween its my first real request for a mask where I am getting some money for it. Please I would love any advice to make this look better. I'm thinking of bring the line up more at an angle. I used all paradise paints. I will be getting new brushes soon too. I also posted my fox face too. Thanks everyone!

I think you did a great job. The only thing I would suggest (and this is only my humble opinion!) is to soften it some so it looks more like fur or even wrinkles than hard lines. If you make the lines on the face slimmer, very thin, then go over them with black eye shadow for more of a shadowing effect, I wonder what that would do for it? With that and maybe some white highlights, I think it might make the gray pop and make it look like it is over the blue, if that makes sense? (like the blue around the eyes recedes into the background) On the white, maybe more defined hair patterns. I certainly admire you for going for it... That is one tough face! I think you did a GREAT job tackling it! Way to go on your first paying mask! That is always exciting!

Alright great! Thanks for the advice I will use smaller lines. And I never thought to use eye shadow. I can't wait to do it again it was a lot of fun. I will go for a softer look.

A super fun trick: A smush brush. Take an older nasty brush you have and smush it in your hand or on the table so the bristled fly out in every direction. Then just lightly get some black on the tips and quickly brush it over the area, hardly putting any pressure. If you put it on the outter whiter parts it'll give a fur effect. You can also make mustaches! But I don't think Rafiki needs that...

I think you did a really good job with it! I think that would be a very hard face to tackle and figure out. I agree about softening some of the lines a bit, and adding a fe highlights to give it more shape.

Also, the Wolfe brothers have a baboon face, try searching for it, and it might give you a few more ideas

GREAT JOB!!!