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Old 12-20-2008, 12:16 PM   #5
Claudemir Bonfim Claudemir Bonfim is offline
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Hi there... I think you also could do some minor drawing corrections.

Try to to turn the painting and the photos upside-down and you'll see clearly what I mean.

Check the forehead, the lips, specially the lower one, her right eyebrow, the position of the chin, the distance between the year and the center or other face features, her head is more oval and the background reflects a lot more not only on the shadows, but on the whole figure. Check the values and cast shadow on her left arm. The cast shadow on the corner of her mouth is too strong, on the other hand, the cast shadows bellow her nose and on her ear are too weak. The same happens to the reflected lights, some are weak (cheek), some are too strong (ex. neck). Double check the catch lights too.

But... remember, that's a great painting already.

All the best to you.
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