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Girl with Pearls
Oil Portrait
I just finished this portrait (the original is 21" by 16") of a five year old girl. She was initially quite serious and nervous (I assume). After a few hours, however, she was enjoying herself and "active," and her mom needed to drag her away! This was my first painting involving different underpainting colors. For the skin, sepia was used, while burnt umber was used for the wood of the chair. The skin was lightened up using various whites before the glaze colors were applied. Of course, based on the image viewer used, the colors look different. Compared to the original, the skin tones are fairly good but the hair and dress are less orange.
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