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Old 09-09-2009, 05:42 PM   #2
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I don't like that we cannot see his hands. I pick at my fingernails and that is almost the exact pose I take when I get into "pick mode". I would extend the painting down to show the hands. Have him holding something or doing something more attractive with them. My 2c.
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