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Thank you, Holly.
As this is a sort of final exam for my own purposes, I just taped a piece of canvas to a big board. It is a fold in that.
Not STRONG fold, but I photographed this in available light at night and the shadow shows it up very strongly to avoid the glare off the wet paint.
In the Cennini forum which Rob owns, we are having a debate on what I would call flattery versus documentary.
It is apparent he is no fashion plate. And, I found out, he has actually had his jaw reconstructed. My piece was dissected and reconstructed to look AVERAGE by the participants and Rob (the model) jumped in to say he was a jigsaw puzzle of a face. I am wondering what he would say as the artist PAINTING this man as a commission.
How do most of you feel about the unique individual? Do you strive to show that lovable imperfection that makes them exceptional or do you generalize, and balance and strive more to flatter?
I see good arguements for both and how do you find you make the choices?
Love to hear techniques and opinions!
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