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Thanks for the acknowledgment Beth. You did a very nice job here. You might want to consider lowering the values on the shadow side (viewers right) and also look at lowering the values on the edges on the light side, especially those around her chin and lower jaw line.
Bouguereau used scumbling extensively. Unfortunately, according to Bouguereau's biographer, Damian Bartoli, who I recently had the privlidge of meeting, the French word describing scumbling and glazing is the same. Much has been written about how he glazed but in actuality he did far more scumbling.
I also got to see a badly restored Bouguereau painting in which the uppermost layers of paint were erroneously removed. It was quite educational to see the way he prepared for the effects of the final layers of scumbling.
I think that copying old masters is an excellent way to learn. It is much more effective when the copyist understands the thinking process of the master. Hopefully by participating my workshop last year you gained some valid insight. The big improvement in your work speaks for itself.
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