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Hi Enzie,
Well, I went and re-painted that neck/cheek area from life. It took about 5 minutes. Rose has a pretty prominent Sternocleidomastoideus muscle, which makes her neck a kind of compound cylinder in this area. I reworked the eyes per your suggestions, and a few other things also. That neck area has not shown up well in the previous scans, and it's not going to show up very well in this one. The paint is wet and there is some glare, making it look blotchy and unfinished. I'm including an extreme blowup of the area in question to (hopefully) show that that area is really thoroughly blended, with a lot of modulation that's not coming through in what you see on screen. I think we're at the limits of what can be done via these posts. The colors and values in certain parts are just too subtle for the internet process. What you and I are seeing on the monitors is a misrepresentation of the true appearance of the painting. So I think I'm going to clean it up a little and call it quits on this one. It's just a study for the main event, and I've decided to change some aspects of the pose anyway. Thanks for all the help, it really made a difference.
John
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