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Old 12-13-2003, 12:05 PM   #1
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Another portrait of Janice




Size of the figure is about 15x12.
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Old 12-13-2003, 12:12 PM   #2
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I should point out that the hand is actually a little better than what you see. I just realized that my multiple images didn't come together perfectly in PhotoShop. Janice's hand and the frame of her glasses got chopped a little.
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Old 12-13-2003, 09:06 PM   #3
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Very nice. I especially like the lines of the limbs and lower hand. I think the hand near the face is coming along fine too; much better proportions than before.

You might want to watch out for a bit of over modeling in the nose/mouth/chin area, but otherwise it seems to be coming along fine!
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Old 12-14-2003, 09:19 PM   #4
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Did I overdo it? I wanted to emphasize the face by giving it a full range of values, more detail, and more light than the rest of the figure.

At one point, I stopped and scanned the image, but the face on my monitor looked too indistinct, so I sharpened everything.
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Old 12-14-2003, 10:06 PM   #5
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One portrait convention that a lot of artists use is to emphasize eyes and mouth and de-emphasise other features like noses, nasal-labial folds etc. I think it's a matter of personal preference.
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Old 12-16-2003, 02:33 PM   #6
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Old 12-16-2003, 05:01 PM   #7
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Jeff,
Seems like this is so well thought out and well executed thus far. I am enjoying watching the progression.....
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Old 12-17-2003, 01:47 AM   #8
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This is coming along nicly Jeff. The nose looks much better softened like this latest post.
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