>>10385264There’s tons of different ways, it all depends on the effect you’re trying to achieve.
Like if you want a dirty blonde, base it in a dark brown and do a series of drybrushing lighter and lighter sandy colors on top.
If you want a true blonde, paint a sort of Khaki base coat and drybrush with progressively lighter shades of that khaki. Blonde isn’t just straight yellow or brown, it’s a subtle mix between the two that is a bit finicky to achieve. It being a lighter color means it needs a good amount of coats; and it needing a good amount of thin coats especially painted from a darker base means you’ve really gotta take your time.
As for the body dude, since I wasn’t there, I can’t tell you what you did.
Sincerely, the best piece of advice I or anybody on here can give you is to just watch like 4-6 videos a handful of times and think about what you’re trying to achieve, what specific look you want and find out how you want to do it. The hood is essentially on a civilian body and I can guarantee there’s a handful of videos specifically disassembling that. There’s a handful of videos on painting faces I personally really needed to watch to get even remotely comfortable.
Just find what works best for you, experiment and listen to many different perspectives because there’s many different ways for do it. Like for example I hate painting 5 o’clock shadow, typically you stiple it on with a brush of various black and grays and blend it in, or use an airbrush. I felt that took too much time and was too finicky so what I do is sand a pencil of its graphite, and dab that graphite on with a Q Tip. I blend it in, focusing on high and low points so ensure an even color and once I seal it, it’s perfectly fine.
I know it’s much easier said than done, especially considering you’ve already spent money on it, but sometimes it’s just worth it to buy a new one, and try again with a slower, more understood approach. You’ve got this!
