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Old 05-29-2003, 06:20 PM   #1
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Second attempt




Well, I got a little braver this second try around but feel like I am making a big mess. Using the only model available these days, my Gerber baby.
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Old 05-29-2003, 07:35 PM   #2
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Mary,

Many people would kill to do this well on their initial attempts. The baby is deft and charming!

I have another suggestion for a process that helped me when I first started to do pastels. Summer is coming, hire a young teenager and work from life. It is hard at first but you will see color in skintones that you never knew existed. I am roping in the neighboring teen myself! It helped enormously when all I had was the photo reference. I knew I was safe in punching up the colors.

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Old 07-31-2003, 07:57 PM   #3
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I am a novice but this is beautiful to me
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Old 08-01-2003, 12:41 AM   #4
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Mary,

Beautiful! And the kid isn't bad looking either.
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Old 08-01-2003, 05:52 PM   #5
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Thank you. And Kim...she takes after her mother.
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