Two nudes

Debra Jones · 10-12-2009, 01:29 PM

just reduce your picture to 400 width 600 high dpi and give it a smattering of reduction. Then below is the MANAGE ATTACHMENTS button.

If your editing program is too complex for all that, you can use Photobucket before they find you... upload it, then resize it to 400 width, save it and right click to copy it from the server. Create the new file from your clipboard and it will be perfect. Takes Photobucket a few days to find you... then delete the file from there.
EVERY one of my old nudes from other forums is slowly dribbling off their server. A few months ago, the eyeball police got into it.
I understand you can use flickr and picasa too, but it irks me that I am PAYING Photobucket NOT to host my photos. Maybe a mass emailing will have an effect, but it is a little late to boycott them.
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Richard Bingham · 10-12-2009, 01:44 PM

Thanks, Deb! I guess I figured it out. (?)

I'm irked, because I find photobucket easy to use, and strictly speaking an image of a painting certainly does not violate their guidelines.

I was going to send them a "whining" e-mail, but couldn't see any opening on their site to communicate via e-mail. Oh well. Minor annoyance!

Debra Jones · 10-12-2009, 02:02 PM

The optical red on the first one is really stunning.
Are they from life?
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Patricia Joyce · 10-12-2009, 04:36 PM

these are beautiful. I especially enjoy the first one. Real solid paintings. I start a painting the figure from life class next week, so these are great for me to study. Very nice work.

Richard Bingham · 10-13-2009, 06:30 PM

Thank you for the kind comments.

Deb, yes, they're from the life. I started these with line drawings using Nupastel ("terracotta") on a grey-toned panel. The optical red began from "nursing" the line drawing . . . rather serendipity-doo-dah!

Claudemir Bonfim · 10-19-2009, 01:40 PM

Great pieces! I liked them both, but the first one is the one I'd like to hang on my wall.

Carol Norton · 10-19-2009, 07:37 PM

Just gorgeous, Richard!

Richard Monro · 10-19-2009, 08:02 PM

Richard, these are wonderfully done and I like the subtle use of the optical red. I am puzzled however by the strong brown line from the top of her shoulder down along her right breast. Is my monitor playing tricks with me or was that line intentional?