Julianna 2

[Mary Sparrow]

Here she is again, I can't put my hands on the reference photo. I will keep looking. The edges seem harder on the computer than they do in person. Any comments or digital corrections welcome. Thanks.

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Hi Mary,

What a sweet looking little girl. Even though I do not prefer the colors you have chosen, I really like how you made them work for you. I also like the overall look of the hair.

Some things I have noticed, which you might take another look at:

- Very dark spot under her ear (our right). This area seems disassociated with the rest of the painting. Even though it is supposed to be darker in value, I suggest a transition into a lighter value.

-Neck area especially to our left. Although there is foreshortening due to the head tilt, that area that touches the chain, seems to be elevated and too light. Re-examine the reference photo.

-Left shoulder could use some more work. The shadow extends too far up, thereby tilting her shoulder too far forward. I would look at the reference again and see how the values subtly change as the form turns.

The crop is interesting ande works for me, although many would say it is not very traditional.

I hope this will help you a bit.

[Mary Sparrow]

I have already addressed a few things you pointed out. I will say that a lot of the darks in this seem much darker and clumped together than they do in person. I have YET to figure out how to use my digital camera so that the colors look right and well, trying to fix it on the computer, well, lets just say Im very technically challenged. I personally can't say that I love the colors myself, I had a darker background, the mother said make it lighter and lets see what happens. SO I did and she loved it. Now, if someone could come to my house and show me how do use the camera and software, that would be much appreciated.

[Timothy Mensching]

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[Mary Sparrow]

Thanks so much for taking the time to do that. Yes, flash photo I know. Im going to warm her up right now!