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Old 03-09-2003, 05:35 PM   #11
Sharon Knettell Sharon Knettell is offline
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A little bit of help




Beth,

A few notes: Your initial drawing had better color, but her left eye seemed too small, the light under her chin also on her left seemed too light. There were also problems in the drawing of the jaw. I liked the looseness of your handling and command of pastel tones.

Beth, I will spend a week to two weeks just on a head, problem areas for me, chins, foreheads and noses. You did a great job on her nose.

Get a proportion wheel, they are a great help when you get into trouble with the drawing. If your nose length is 2" long in your photo, it will tell you how how long to make it in the picture.

I found the best dark cool red is Schminke's Quinacridone violet, one of their new dunkeltones. It would work great as the base of her dress and the background.

Hope this helps,
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