Mark...Thank you so much for the compliment! I will apply your suggestions to one of my next projects, for sure. Unfortunately, I haven't done any portraits in pencil..that is, not a "traditional" portrait. My first art career was as a fashion illustrator, and I worked almost exclusively in pencil, photo-realistically, a la George Stavrinos, a popular "big-time" fashion illustrator of the early '80's. So, it wasn't until I tried portraits in 1991 that I even attempted color. Also, now that I look at my picture posted here, my camera wasn't very good, and neither was the scanner. I sure hope it looked better on your screen than on mine! Again...many thanks! Mer
|