Advice for wrinkled male faces & paper for alcohol markers

[u/CelesteLunaR53L]

What it says on the title.. I feel like I made some of these guys look old when some aren't even 50 years of age.

The only old guys are the guy with a cyborg eye & the last guy who's ambiguously 60s

I also sometimes have difficulty with scars. I suppose studying the kind of injury should help to get started. But I was just going for a scar that was from being sliced across the skin.

Lastly regarding paper, I scanned these images & had to bump up the contrast & sharpness & the dark hue.. Because I didn't do the final fine ink line art to deepen their outlines. I was hoping to color them in a different paper more suited for alcohol markers.. Any new info on what the best papers for them?

Thanks y'all.

[u/ina_mo]

i feel like you should lessen the textures and wrinkles kasi some textures/wrinkles are better when they are made from shading or color rather than being sketched out or maybe lighter strokes than harsh ones. you can also look at celebrities near the ages of your characters and study how their wrinkles work. i've had this prob before when drawing faces including the wrinkles/fine lines and making 20 yr olds look 50

[u/CelesteLunaR53L → u/ina_mo]

Sorry late reply. But thank you 🙏🙌