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Mary Sparrow · 05-13-2011, 11:57 AM

I need a little help here and wasn't sure where to post this question.

I've had some trouble with a portrait I have been working on and never found myself in this position so wondering if it can be rescued or if I just need to call it quits and start over, and I hope not because I have put alot of time in this one.

I have "overworked" for lack of better word, the face. It is SO close to being where I want it that it seems a shame to stop, but because I struggled with it and just kept reworking it, the face has more paint build up than the rest of the portrait. Is there anything that can be done about this? Can I in theory get a fine sand paper and buff out some spots?

05-13-2011, 11:57 AM	#1
Mary Sparrow EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member Joined: Jul 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 1,120	Overworked.. can it be rescued I need a little help here and wasn't sure where to post this question. I've had some trouble with a portrait I have been working on and never found myself in this position so wondering if it can be rescued or if I just need to call it quits and start over, and I hope not because I have put alot of time in this one. I have "overworked" for lack of better word, the face. It is SO close to being where I want it that it seems a shame to stop, but because I struggled with it and just kept reworking it, the face has more paint build up than the rest of the portrait. Is there anything that can be done about this? Can I in theory get a fine sand paper and buff out some spots?