Okay.. I made a horrible mistake…
I decided I wanted to modify her lower lip, because I find it a bit too full. I got my 1200 grit sandpaper, and started to slowly shape her lip. Everything was going great, it was looking better by the second. Somewhere around when I was happy with the shape, I stopped, and noticed a white-ish mark. Somehow there was a slight difference in color where I’d been sanding.
I have NO idea why this happened. I’ve modded eyes and lips in the past, and I’ve never experienced anything like this. I ended up trying to sand it away, taking a bit too much off the one side of her mouth, so I had to take off some on the other side. And behold, the difference in color appeared on the other side too.
I tried frantically to sand a little around the area as well, to see if I could even out the spots, but it didn’t work.
I also noticed later that I should have evened out the lip a bit, I think I took some off at a spot by accident.
I decided to try and cover it up with a faceup, but that wasn’t really happening. The two spots are so small.. I’ve since ordered some new sandpaper, the kind with a sponge backing (or foam if you please) but having NO patience I went ahead with the faceup.
Now, I had to try twice to get a faceup I was happy with. And I was happy. Until I tried wigs and eyes on her. The faceup is not working. I think my mistake was making the colors too cold, almost black. It looks so unnatural.
She’s staying like this at least until my sandpaper arrives, and I’ll see if I want to try and mod her a little more, or if I’ll try adding some warmth to her face instead.
Dramatic story, I know, here is proof of my failed faceup and mod:
She’s still a pretty girl, and my phone’s camera cant capture the white spots from the sanding.
She needs a warmer wig though, I’m running low on MNF sized wigs 😛