I am no artist, and this is not intended to show how awesome I am or to solicit anything, but simply to encourage more people to start making their own cards. This is just a little peek under the hood for those interested in the process. Here is mine...
So Amazon Prime recommended Charlie’s Angels (2019) to me last night. I said no to Kristen Stewart and the movie, but Ella Balinska caught my eye. I had never heard of her before, but wiki says she is 23, her father is Polish-English and mother is Jamaican.
For a starting point I merged cards of August Taylor, a real life 29 y/o Filipino-American pornstar, and my Britney, a remixed dyed-blonde schoolgirl originally from a favourite Booru artist of mine.
My focus initially was on her jaw and mouth, and I’d say I spent 2/3 of my total time on those two areas. I wanted smirking Ella, not laughing Ella, and I also like her hair down as opposed to the look her face gets with her hair up and/or tightly pulled back. And if anything err towards Tessa Thompson and less Naomi Campbell.
Going by the timestamps this took around 3 hours and 15 minutes with headphones on and while also skimming music on Youtube, and the usual distractions from my phone. I wouldn’t want to guess the overall amount of alt-tabbing, but
lots. I did relatively little work on the body as I really only wanted to see how close I could get the face. If I do any more work on her I would probably max out the snu-snu factor, but I know that isn’t for everyone. I just did a few little adjustments now after seeing her with fresh eyes, but overall I am satisified with the result, and probably glad I spent my evening making her instead of watching the movie. Enjoy.