Combining photo and life reference material

[Chris Saper]

Beth,

Just set up the lights in your studio the same way you did in the photo. You have good light and shadow patterns. Use a daylight corrected bulb.

I don't know whether you will get distortion by using a Xerox machine; you would probably do better just to enlarge the source with Adobe Photoshop (or similar); you will probably just need to enlargte the face and possibly the glove, as you could work on the glove and the rest of the background when your model isn't there.

Two more things: be sure you are viewing your live model from the same height you took the photo. Additionally, I think you should place a fabric behind him in your studio that is similar in hue and value to the den wall. You will then be getting the same warm color against which to judge your paint choices.

Hope this helps. Good luck!