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Kimberly Dow · 12-06-2005, 11:14 PM

David,

Congratulations on your first commission!

I would spend some time on edges. Yours are all uniform. You need to find some soft ones, lost ones...etc. It will immediatly take your painting from hard outlined (which can give a cartoonish appearance at times) to something more real.

This is terrific for a first portrait!

12-06-2005, 11:14 PM	#2
Kimberly Dow Juried Member FT Professional Joined: Jul 2003 Location: Corpus Christi, TX Posts: 1,713	David, Congratulations on your first commission! I would spend some time on edges. Yours are all uniform. You need to find some soft ones, lost ones...etc. It will immediatly take your painting from hard outlined (which can give a cartoonish appearance at times) to something more real. This is terrific for a first portrait! __________________ Kim http://kimberlydow.com "Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes." - Maggie Kuhn "If you obey all the rules, you'll miss all the fun." - Katherine Hepburn