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Black & Blue Bruising?

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Anyone have any tips on doing black and blue bruises? I'm working on a Batman piece and wanted to give him a b&b bruise on the corner of his mouth but have never done one before....
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...and purple. I'd probably try pastels.

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For stuff like bruising, I usually go light to dark. Start with pink and cover where you want the skin I flamed/irritated, then go darker with red toward the center of the bruise (doing it in a corner, closer to the mouth may look good, too) and then just concentrate with deeper reds, purples. I'm not sure a blue would look good, but I've never tried it. Just go slow and make sure you don't go too dark too quickly. Building up the depth of color is important for a convincing look.

And I'm with him on using pastels for this.
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justinyattaw1 wrote:For stuff like bruising, I usually go light to dark. Start with pink and cover where you want the skin I flamed/irritated, then go darker with red toward the center of the bruise (doing it in a corner, closer to the mouth may look good, too) and then just concentrate with deeper reds, purples. I'm not sure a blue would look good, but I've never tried it. Just go slow and make sure you don't go too dark too quickly. Building up the depth of color is important for a convincing look.

And I'm with him on using pastels for this.
Sounds like good advice - thanks :)

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Chalk pastels are the only way to go to make effective bruising. Purples, reds and browns.

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good topic here

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