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I've been having a lot of trouble getting decent scans with PhotoShop, which is why the resolution of the images is so poor. I think my computer is running out of memory and won't let me kick up the sharpness or size - but I'm upgrading on Friday and hopefully that will address that problem.
I shot two rolls of film of her; these were the best poses and expressions. I was not thrilled at the brightness of the red but she told me that her husband had insisted that she wear that color since it's a signature for her. I was hoping to be able to dull it somewhat, but yes, it's definitely a bit overpowering. After I posted the images here I noticed that just the head shot was quite attractive, but it's to be a 24x30 painting and I didn't want the head to be as large as it would be if I used only that and the shoulders.
I played with the vertical vs. horizontal format this morning and if I wanted to include both hands on the railing,cutting her off just below the shirtline, the horizontal worked better, otherwise the figure would have had to be too small.
Any other suggestions about what to do with that shirt? I suppose I could always just make it white, but whatever I do with it there's an awful lot of cloth involved. Or should I just paint a really large face and shoulders?
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