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Tom, thanks for being so generous in your explanation of the process. Very helpful!
I am amazed at the amount of cobbling together you had to do with all the different reference material. Not that it's unusual for an artist to have to do that, but you've assimilated the various elements, the environment and lighting so well together that it looks like a completely believable, unified environment. You made it look effortless, which I know it wasn't.
I concur wholeheartedly about Marvin's comment: the whole painting looks very real without being photographic.
I was also wondering about your lighting. Thanks, Linda, for bringing that up. What kind of equipment did you use? Do you have two soft boxes, one for the main light and one for the fill? And did you use a "snooted" accent light as your skim light on the right edges? I may have a couple of VIP portraits coming up in the next few months and I'm trying to learn everything I can to prepare. If these commissions happen I'll be buying some serious lighting equipment, so I was wondering what you use.
Thanks again for sharing this beautiful painting with us, and the information about your process.
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