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(mostly copied from my tumblr post on the subject)

working out a few details but

decided to try my hand at this whole ‘contouring’ thing. Currently using a combination of two tints, one for highlights, one for the shading/contours. (the eyeshadow + lips are part of the kit already, but there's nothing else touching the cheeks - the color sliders for those parts are all negated)

results promising imho, but not perfect. The highlights are easy (once you have them in the right places you just dial up the light all the way); to make the contour/shading part look good tho you have to dial the opacity waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay down

(I guess there’s a lesson in that, probably)

So I might just dial it back in the tintmask to avoid making it an issue at all. It’s not bad as is, but it’s not idiot-proof.

I also need to figure out if I’m targeting the right spots and adjust/expand as needed. I referenced a few tutorials on the topic but it’s still kinda hit or miss with this sort of thing.