I'm baaack!
Please believe me when I say that I am not self-obsessed, but have a lack of models to use.
Got to keep working!
So, I decided to do a self portrait from life. I had a single light clamped to the top of my easel so it's dramatic lighting and it was tough to paint under those conditions... it looks so odd once you turn the lights on! So I also did some work with the lights on. It's also been a bit tough to see myself in the mirror with my head at such an angle.
It's still a work in progress and I think it's going OK but I am just not sure how well it's reading. I have very fair skin and I wonder if the shadows here are too rich for light skin. I do need to bring in some cooler halftones and model more especially on the far side of the face and the hair over the forehead, and add a little reflected light under the jaw .
What else? How are the shadows in particular looking to you? All advice appreciated.
