It's 3am and I need to wake up at 7 to get my daughter ready for school so I'll try to make this quick. First, of course, I gotta thank Pat and Lisa for the kind words and hope they, along with everyone else likes the finished(?) product.

.....and this is if I had it framed.

Bravo Jimmie,

Beautiful job. I like that you had the color scheme planned from the start and hunted it down so effectively. You paint like a master.

Allan

I absolutely love it! The way you use the pastels really appeals to me, it looks so natural and effortless, ( even though you say it isn't),always the sign of an accomplished artist. You have given me the inspiration to carry on trying :thumbsup:

And you were worried about....?

Incredibly three dimensional! Beautiful colors. She literally breathes inside the frame. What a delightful way to start my day, to see this portrait, Jimmie!!! :thumbsup:

Yowza!

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MAN Jimmie! This is the best ever. You are a Pastel Superstar (already)!

Now let's compile your thread into a video tutorial.

Bravo!

Garth

Yes, yes, yes!

Jean

Thank you all very much for such kind words.

But.....now that I had some sleep, I don't like the shirt. I like the colors, but not the shapes involved. Meaning the lines that separate the fabric don't look right with the rest of the pic. It bothers me the more I look at it, gotta see how much it bothers me when I get home and study it.

Thanks again. Very grateful for all the encouragement.