Ok Avatar experts...

I have a halloween appointment that is asking for an Avatar face. So I dragged my husband into the chair for this one to practice. Admittedly, my husband's nose is about as far from an Avatar nose as you can get, but feedback is welcome in getting this just right before halloween.

Like I posted on your facebook.....I think it is awesome. Just need to do some outline or shading around they eyes to make them pop.
You did an awesome job Perry.

I think it nice!!!!!

thanks guys... I agree that the eyes aren't perfect but my husband is such a baby about me lining his eyes at all. He was freaking out about the darker blue I did on the bottom already.

I found the trick for the stripes was to sponge back over them lightly with a damp sponge with a little bit of the lighter blue on it because they were actually a little too dark and crisp, plus it took out some brush lines.

I think it looks great! Agreed that his nose is NOT the best avatar nose, totally wrong shape . Maybe you could try to make the "pink" part of the nose less pointy? Does that make sense *G*

well, I'm HOPING that the guy who is hiring me to paint him as Avatar has a slightly less "beak-like" nose than my husband LOL

Perry Noia wrote:well, I'm HOPING that the guy who is hiring me to paint him as Avatar has a slightly less "beak-like" nose than my husband LOL

I think that your husband would make a perfect eagle or something .

What about doing shaddows under the eyebrows to make a more defined brow?

I think it's awesome Perry.
The only thing I can see that I did differently was I ran lines from the corner of the eyes down to the edge of the nostrils to try and flatten my man's nose out - he and your hubby have something in common.
I'll see if I can find a pic that shows it.
I think you did a much better job then me - your client will be happy!


I included this one just because he's so funny!!

I was looking at this picture http://www.google.ca/imgres?imgurl=http://images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20091214/425.Avatar.Saldana.Worthington.lc.121409.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.utemerbitz.com/prehistory.html&usg=__LKuyfiy0rGOGZumtneLvEVWSEyU=&h=315&w=425&sz=47&hl=en&start=60&zoom=1&tbnid=b7btbt7YvI7hjM:&tbnh=132&tbnw=158&prev=/images%3Fq%3Davatar%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26hs%3DHht%26sa%3DX%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1346%26bih%3D740%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C1444&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=306&vpy=360&dur=1213&hovh=193&hovw=261&tx=146&ty=98&ei=g9i4TKLiBJWyngfThNmrDQ&oei=edi4TJzsFoennAeM2NC1DQ&esq=3&page=3&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:21,s:60&biw=1346&bih=740
and copying HIS stripes... they go in a different direction than hers do.

How nice that your husband lets you paint him. Mine will not do that. He thinks the make up will bother his complexion... I have sensitive skin and paint mine all the time. Any way, it looks nice. I paint my face down from the eyes to the nose also. I actually sort of sponge it and shade it rather than just a paint stroke.

You're right Perry his are different - and you replicated them very well!

Hey Perry, I added the leather head piece for a different approach to an avatar, my painting I did was not the best so I've added a pic that you could maybe use as reference. Hope this helps.

Looks good, Perry. I think I did a step-by-step when I attempted my avitar... it's around here somewhere...

Nice work Perry! I love that your striations are pretty darned close to a true depiction of the Na'vi. The subtley leads the viewer to believe that they are inherent in the skin and not just "stripes". I agree that some darker shading down the sides of the nose to "shape" it would set it off perfectly.

Here was my first Avatar attempt

yeah, I'm not sure if he wants the "war painted" look or just their regular skin... if I need to improvise the war paint, I'm thinking it might even be a little easier because it won't need to look as "natural".

That's nice war paint by the way

Just ignore around the mouth, she got thirsty and spilled water over it

Perry, I think your Avatar looks great!

Daizy, again... How in the world do you get your little darlings to sit & be painted?