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Old 07-15-2004, 01:56 AM   #1
Jimmie Arroyo Jimmie Arroyo is offline
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This is the finish? of a piece I had in 'works in progress'. The final size is 10"x19" on fawn colored Stonehenge. I want to thank those who replied to it, especially Rob for his helpful criticism and Sharon for her always good advice.
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Old 07-15-2004, 07:29 AM   #2
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Jimmie,
It is stunning as usual. Generally how much time does it take for you to do something like this?
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Old 07-15-2004, 09:20 AM   #3
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Beautiful Jimmie! I really like how you handled the light on her face and all that wispy hair.
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Old 07-15-2004, 09:48 AM   #4
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I can feel the hair tickle her neck. I love the mouth, held slightly open and the pose. The hairline all around her face, is amazing. Breathtaking, Jimmie!!!
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Old 07-15-2004, 10:07 AM   #5
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Thank you both, and Pat who jumped in there.

This piece took me much longer than usual. Not including fixing her arm twice and erasing the almost two hours spent on her shirt, I still did way more shading than other drawings. I'm guesstimating this one took about 30 hours (without fixing), compared to 15 to 20 hours I normally take. I don't plan on putting this much work, meaning the extra shading in the arms, in my drawings for a while. I can sometimes determine how far I'm going to take a drawing before I start.

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Old 07-15-2004, 11:39 AM   #6
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Awesome!

Great tonal range; very life-like. Every piece gets better, Jimmie.
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Old 07-15-2004, 01:19 PM   #7
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Way to tough this one out! Have a beer, my friend. It looks wonderful. Put it in the book.

You shouldn't just be commended for the great job, but also for your willingness to hear out others' critiques. Your openness helped complete this work of art. All you needed was a fresh pair of eyes. At some time or another, we all need that. And that is, of course, what this forum is for.

I'm kind of curious as to why the closeup posted more contrasty and cooler than the pic of the whole piece. Which is most like the original? If I knew what "Fawn" looked like, I guess I'd know, but I don't.

Your daughter did a great job on the beauty marks, by the way!
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