I'm tryin' again

[Jimmie Arroyo]

Here's the pastel I've been working on for some time. I've been really stressing over it. I still have a lot to go, but the face is fairly close to done, I think. Gotta still work on the eyes and hair line, but I'm sure I'll add more along the way.

I started on her shirt which will be grayish-light blue. I don't have anything in that color range, so I experimented throwing some burnt orange first. Should that work, or was that completely stupid of me? The background and shirt will be similar colors, not positive on leaving the shirt with little detail kinda the way I do my drawings. I may also crop it more as I'm not definite on the shape or dimensions.

Any help will be appreciated, don't be worried about hurting my feelings. Thanks.

[Allan Rahbek]

Hi Jimmie,

I knew that you could.

Very solid drawing ( as usual) and beautiful skin colors.

Allan

[Mary Pedini]

No need to stress about this one Jimmy, Its coming out great! Your handing of the pastel is terrific.

Mary

[Elizabeth Schott]

Well Mr. Jimmie... I think you are just doing a smashing job. Your forms are so nicely done!

[Geary Wootten]

Hey Jimmie my friend, looks like you honestly have this well in hand. I'm sure you will feel successful with this piece. It's been my experience when you "need" to get it right for the sake of the fire inside you, it will happen. Keep bangin away and it's like the old saying, "necessity becomes the mother of invention."

I really like the skin tones on this one Jim.

~Gear

[Mike McCarty]

Jimmie,

I knew you'd be a natural. I think the flesh tones look pretty darn good. There are so many techniques and lord knows where I picked this up, but I find the judicious use of a paper towel (to this present state) to be very handy for varying edges, and creating the hair under the hair, if you know what I mean. And then those fresh, untouched strokes left for the top. It all depends on what kind of look you're after.

[Elizabeth Schott]

Jimmie I agree with Mike, your colors are so "fleshy". What is your palette and which kind of pastels. I think this is hard to achieve, I end up much more impressionistic with my pastel colors.

[David Draime]

What are you whining about !!??!! This is terrific! You get a few of these under your belt and you'll be FLYING. As I've always said - (since I was six): "if you can render a convincing nose, you can render anything." And that is one delicious schnozzle (i.e., beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout....schnoz). Good Lord!

[Garth Herrick]

Jimmie this is terrific! You are really showing us how you can turn forms descriptively with color. Keep going!

Garth

[Kimberly Dow]

Dang, you're going to get expensive.

This looks great!