i suck at realistic pics, but i suck even more at realistic lips!
okay, that's not supposed to rhyme...
I'm serious! please help me! if you have any tips on the topic of realistic pics, please tell me them!
(I really need help on the lips)
(i've tried looking in a mirror. it doesn't work for me)

look at ref pics and tutorials...

http://www.gfxartist.com/features/tutorials

hmmm one thing i have done( and will continue to do lol) is go to a search engine like google and type in "sketches of" whatever it is i want to see drawn. i'm still looking for a good sketch of a sqirrel lol, anyway i dont copy it exactly but i see how its done. another thing i will sometimes do is watch the draws here in animation, when u see the lines being drawn it gives u a bit of an idea how its done? makes sense? uh no! lol

sal:i'll take a look at that site later...
brushes: it makes perfect sense!
thanks, you guy! this helps me a LOT! ^^

Hmmm
I have a few pics with lips in them, People say there okay......
You should check them out.

will do.