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Jeff Fuchs · 09-04-2003, 01:08 PM

I posted that in a hurry. Now I have time to respond to you.

Linda Brandon,

Yes, I'm using Ryder's techniques. I'm trying to adapt them to my own taste, though. I don't care for the crisp outlines his figures have. It goes against what you SOG folks have taught me about edges.

I'm also incorporating Daniel Greene's technique. It's kind of a hybrid. During the Ryder block-in I use Greene's attention to the "proportions of length".

Michele,

Thanks for the Photoshop work. I had already started some of those changes, based on your description. I think it helped.

John,

I wish I could draw a portrait in an hour or less. Maybe someday.

It's good that you meet friends' requests. $35 is a bargain. The reason I don't want to rush into charging is that I need the practice, and I don't want to discourage people from asking for portraits. I'm not working totally free, though. Linda is buying me a bottle of Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve.

09-04-2003, 01:08 PM	#11
Jeff Fuchs Juried Member Guy who can draw a little Joined: Dec 2002 Location: New Iberia, LA Posts: 546	I posted that in a hurry. Now I have time to respond to you. Linda Brandon, Yes, I'm using Ryder's techniques. I'm trying to adapt them to my own taste, though. I don't care for the crisp outlines his figures have. It goes against what you SOG folks have taught me about edges. I'm also incorporating Daniel Greene's technique. It's kind of a hybrid. During the Ryder block-in I use Greene's attention to the "proportions of length". Michele, Thanks for the Photoshop work. I had already started some of those changes, based on your description. I think it helped. John, I wish I could draw a portrait in an hour or less. Maybe someday. It's good that you meet friends' requests. $35 is a bargain. The reason I don't want to rush into charging is that I need the practice, and I don't want to discourage people from asking for portraits. I'm not working totally free, though. Linda is buying me a bottle of Kendall Jackson Grand Reserve.