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Old 02-26-2003, 03:51 PM   #1
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The lighting in the reference photo is much better than your "dramatized" version. Using the light you had, it would have been much more dramatic to place your subject on a darker, more neutral background.

As to color, it is much too bright. It might be helpful for you to first think in terms of massing the three values (light, middle and dark) into a pleasing composition. If you plan your dramatic effect that way before you think about color you will be more on target.

Also, the eyes in the photo are focused toward the action..in your painting they are not.
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