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06-08-2005, 05:19 AM
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Portrait Finalist 2008 Artist Magazine
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Another enjoyable learning experience. This was my reference.
Jerome
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06-09-2005, 10:18 AM
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SENIOR MODERATOR SOG Member FT Professional, Author '03 Finalist, PSofATL '02 Finalist, PSofATL '02 1st Place, WCSPA '01 Honors, WCSPA Featured in Artists Mag.
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Jerome,
I really like this portrait - it has suchan original composition, and a very intimate feeling.
The only thing I might add to Allan's excellent comments is to turn the tip of the nose a litlle bit. I can see that the light is very diffuse, ans fairly uniform, as there's a lot of reflected ligth from the sweater. I think that if you add a tiny area of slightly darker, slightly warmer skin tone across the tip of the nose, it will help to turn the nose under, and differentiate the upward and downward facing planes of the nose.
Nice job!
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06-09-2005, 11:16 PM
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CAFE & BUSINESS MODERATOR SOG Member FT Professional
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Very nice - your best one yet, in my opinion! I particularly like the hands.
The only thing I'd suggest is to carefully check the shapes of the mouth. Her expression in the painting looks much more unhappy than in the reference.
Part of that has to do with the fact that the vertical indentation that comes down from beside the nose is too dark and too long, but mostly it has to do with the very precise forms of the lips. It's a subtle but critical thing. I've repainted mouths five times or more to get just the right expression.
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06-12-2005, 01:10 AM
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Portrait Finalist 2008 Artist Magazine
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Location: Santa Barbara Ca
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Chris,
Thank you for your prospective. The nose has bothered me and has been re-done more than once. I
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06-12-2005, 06:49 AM
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Hello Garth,
In case you are still working on this beautiful portrait I would like to add some thoughts about the reference.
The reason why the lower face is so light, and almost the same value as the cheeks and forehead, is that the sleeves are reflecting the light into the face.
But if you look at the sleeves they are all burned out, overexposed. If the light measuring had been right on them, then the reflections into the face would have been much lower in the area from the tip of the nose and down.
I will add your reference in a separated gray scale to prove my point.
Best Allan
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