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Old 12-16-2001, 07:49 PM   #17
Karin Wells Karin Wells is offline
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Wow....nice portrait. My computer monitor makes it difficult to see much subtle color, but your skin tones certainly look good (realistic) to me. I assume that I am looking at a detail?

I am not familiar with the lighting you mentioned but whatever you did it worked for you in this portrait. Lighting is so important in portraiture. Not only does shadow define form, it can be made to fall on the subject in interesting patterns. When I pay a lot of attention to proper lighting, I get a better portrait.

I got a chuckle about your story concerning Ingres and Rubens....I had never heard that before.
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