Okay, here’s my take on sharing my experience with creating an “edward face,” just like I’d ramble on my blog.
Alright folks, let me tell you about this whole “edward face” thing I got into. You know, Edward Cullen from Twilight? Yeah, that dude. I was kinda bored one weekend, scrolling through stuff, and I saw some article talking about his looks and how, apparently, some people are still obsessed. I thought, “Why not? Let’s see if I can recreate that look… digitally, of course.”
First thing I did was Google “edward cullen face.” Duh. I needed references, right? I spent a good hour just looking at pictures, trying to figure out what exactly made his face… well, his face. I noticed a few key things: the strong jawline, the intense eyes, the sort of perpetually brooding expression, and of course, the hair.
Now, I’m no artist, not even close. But I do mess around with some basic photo editing software. So, I grabbed a random picture of a guy I found online – making sure he had a similar face shape to begin with, you know, not gonna try and turn a round face into a square one – and got to work. The software I used was pretty basic, some open source stuff. Nothing fancy.
The jawline was the first thing I tackled. I used the “liquify” tool to subtly reshape it, making it a bit more defined. Then came the eyes. This was tricky. I didn’t want to just slap on some contacts in Photoshop. I wanted to capture that intensity. So I played around with the contrast and brightness, darkening the area around his eyes and subtly enhancing the iris color to a golden hue.
Next up, the brooding expression. This was mostly about adjusting the mouth. I used the same liquify tool to subtly turn down the corners of his mouth, giving him that signature Edward “I’m secretly suffering” look. It’s a fine line though, you don’t wanna make him look like he’s just sad, gotta keep that “mysterious” vibe.
The hair was a pain. I tried to give him that messy, bronze-y look, but I’m no hair stylist. I ended up just messing around with the color balance and adding some subtle shadows to make it look a bit more unkempt. It wasn’t perfect, but it was good enough.
After about three hours of fiddling around, I finally had something that resembled an “edward face.” Was it a masterpiece? Hell no. But it was close enough to be recognizable. I showed it to my wife, and she immediately knew who it was supposed to be, so I guess I did alright.
Honestly, it was a fun little project. I learned a bit about photo editing and facial features, and I got a good laugh out of the whole thing. Would I do it again? Maybe. Depends on what other ridiculous ideas pop into my head next.
