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Originally Posted by Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco
...The brushwork is lively and I think it is a well accomplished alla prima painting.
You also managed to paint the teeth, that I find always very disturbing, so that they 'fit in' very well...
... If I have to find a defect , to me it looks a bit too warm in the lights, and the orange is also enhanced by choosing a green background, maybe you could have greyed down some colours a little...
Ilaria
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I second Ilaria's compliment that it's a very lively artwork, which complements the strength of the person's character. It's also icing on the cake with how you managed to get the teeth to fit in nicely. However, my concern is that the brushstrokes may have been too much of a good thing. Correct me if i'm wrong if my guess was that you used a small-sized round brush to work on the fine features, eg. blending the tones on the face?
What i'm trying to say is when it comes to painting heads only, we ought to find the 'magic spot' of that person's features, like the nose probably. Perhaps then the round brushstrokes can be well-used there, while the rest of the face can be appropriately "moved along", i.e. using a bigger dry filbert brush to blend.
I think what i've said might provide some reference points for your future works.
marcus