5 Human Heads + 1 (Finished)

A project I will be updating here and in Discord.

Video Timelapse : https://youtu.be/pM2hsRpOD9I?si=lhFCZR5aZpZJiHQL
Also downloadable! It's a 2 hour long video so be aware.

Goal
To create 5 simple hand painted heads based off a low poly mesh I created.
This time, to record the painting process for all of the heads.
These don't need teeth, nor hair.

Description
Head: 1'346k tris, Tx: 1024px
Eyes: 288 tris, Tx: 512px

Dates and Notes (Most Recent Order)

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 2-3-2025

Edited Timelapse 
Using Microsoft ClipChamp..

Notes
Video Timelapse : https://youtu.be/pM2hsRpOD9I?si=lhFCZR5aZpZJiHQL
Also downloadable! It's a 2 hour long video so be aware.
I just edited this all in a few days. It was many hours of footage !

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 2-3-2025

5 Heads Finished
Using Blender 4.3.2 and Gimp 

Notes
Now I have finally finished the heads that I had initially aimed to work on.
The goal wasn't anything amazing or specific ofc, but to just paint them until I am satisfied.

Some are more saturated, more stronger in highlights, others are more flatter, but its fine to me!

 Although it did feel like a lot of them where or felt similar but it could be just the format i followed to paint in (as i didn't have a goal style in mind, i just did a generic style ? format? that was easy for me for every head).

If i were to do this again, I may try to stray from this go-to style and do a little more exploratory paint work referencing other artists but maintain this top-down lighting, give or take.

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2-2-2025 

Head 3 and 2 Texturing
Using Blender 4.3.2 

Notes
From a nap, I awoken! I finished Head 3 and created Head 2's new eyes. As i noticed he was the only one without custom eye textures!

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2-1-2025 

Head 4 and 3 Texturing
Using Blender 4.3.2 

Notes
After I got home, I did another pass on Head 4 and just like Head 5, I'm satisfied XD! Then I quickly got started on Head 3. Although i was unsure on what skin color to pick but I havent done a saturated brown like this yet, so that is what I did for now.

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2-1-2025 

Head 5 and 4 Texturing
Using Blender 4.3.2

Notes
Did another pass at Head 5 and i feel more satisfied with it. I don't think I will touch this head any more. Started on Head 4! The eye texture has smaller iris than my usual.

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1-18-2025

Head 2 Texturing WIP
Using Blender 4.3

Notes
Topo edits as well, even more geo edits. But alas, painted Head 2 (but still wip)!

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1-14-2025

Head 1 and Head 5 Texturing WIP
Using Blender 4.3

Notes
Topo edits, added geo here and there, painted Head 1, and progress on Head 5.

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1-13-2025

Model and Shape keys
Using Blender 4.3

Notes
All heads share the same topology and uv map. They are all apart of a shape key! All ready to be textured!