i suck at painting my own face. but practice...

so, i suck at painting my own face, my hand just doesn't wanna work the same towards my own face the way it does on painting others'.   Gotta practice somewhere, so i keep trying.   This morning i tried the tiger half face i keep seeing everywhere, and this was the results.  a little rough, and critique and constructive criticism are appreciated.  (keeping in mind i'm still pretty darn new to face painting, with only a few gigs under my belt.)  

Don't be too hard on yourself..it takes pratice. I think the line work is the hardest to get down. My lines are always thicker on my own face. You did a good job blending the yellow and orange and it looks like you have your lines strategically placed...all in all...I think Success  

thanks, veelux. yeah, i need to practice my brush work a little more for sure. and you're right, i did notice my lines are always thicker when i paint my own face...its hard to gauge the pressure when your painting in the mirror.

That's not too bad! Like it!
DENISE! Can you post your tiger what-to-do-and-what-not in this topic?!
It's so helpfull!!

I think you did a pretty good job! I can't paint on my own face worth anything!
I like the little teeth you did on your lip...I never saw that done before (but I'm pretty new myself) I think it adds a cute touch.

I think it looks great, btw I'm sorry I didn't realize I posted my pic in the wrong section, that's what I get for trying to use the Internet on my phone... I just learned (by being able to do a version side by side) that it really brings the face together by making the white eyes go all the way above the eye brows, so it would make for a few less lines in the forehead area (about the 2nd or third line in). I really like the quality and would make some little kid extremely happy!

a_better_man_now wrote:so, i suck at painting my own face, my hand just doesn't wanna work the same towards my own face the way it does on painting others'.   Gotta practice somewhere, so i keep trying.   This morning i tried the tiger half face i keep seeing everywhere, and this was the results.  a little rough, and critique and constructive criticism are appreciated.  (keeping in mind i'm still pretty darn new to face painting, with only a few gigs under my belt.)

That's actually pretty good for painting on yourself. And I think this would qualify as a full face tiger, not half face.