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The work I have done from life informs the decisions I make when painting from photos. The additions I made during the last sitting were to bolster the areas that I knew would have had better information than my photos could provide. Painting from life is far more challenging and therefore offers far greater opportunity for growth.
I'm not saying photography isn't useful. I have cultivated my photographic skills to make my reference as viable as possible. I don't begrudge or belittle it. It just can not, in any way, compete with the vision of the human eye. Can anyone seriously dispute this?
If I didn't think that life painting was the best way to master the art of painting I'd have my students sitting in the studio copying photos. Been there! Done that! No contest!
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