Anime Character Dolls; Mouth "Depth" and lip detailing...

so, i think i just conquered the one remaining "fault" that was bugging me about my 1/6 Anime girl collection,

a lack of credible, realistic mouth detail that could make their little faces well and truly "pop" in any lighting.

 

i experimented on my two favorite girls, laying a blending of TAMIYA COLOR RED, PINK and CLEAR RED into the depths of their mouth with a fine brush,

then framed that with straight TAMIYA PINK along their lower lips. i took this photo to proof the work,

-since close-up photos always seem to tell the stark truth on what i have gotten right and wrong in a paintjob- and, would you believe it, they look... Perfect!!!

exactly the sort of vividly luscious lips i have been struggling to figure out how to achieve for months now!!!

 

Super cute! Very effective.

 

Anime and manga characters tend to have no shading and color there, but in 3D, it's understandable that you'd want to emphasize their lips. In fact, I think a faceup looks undone with no lip line, even on guys.

 

Linda S.

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indeed, i've always thought Anime girls never really looked "Complete" without some degree of lip detail.

 

definitely not anything at all like the big, BOTOX-ish lips,

-such as those so commonly popular in U.S. comics and animation-

but delicate, precise little lower lips, that complement and enhance those gentle, elegant Anime faces...