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11-10-2005, 09:28 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jan 2003
Location: Presque Isle, Maine
Posts: 48
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Portrait in Progress..
Hello,
I am having a difficult time with this portrait. The perspective is very difficult for me to get right. His head is slightly tipped forward and looking down. I am also having a difficult time with color. I feel like the freshness of the drawing is almost lost. I am working from a photograph so I think part of the problem is the distortion from the camera. The rest of the problem is with me, I am afraid.
Would anyone be willing to give me a fresh perspective and point out some of the obvious problems? I have just blocked in the shirt so there isn't much visually going on beneath the neck.
Thank you!
Lara Cannon
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11-10-2005, 09:45 PM
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#2
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Juried Member
Joined: Jan 2003
Location: Presque Isle, Maine
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Source Photo
Here is a bad photograph of my source photo. Sorry about the quality.
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11-11-2005, 09:44 AM
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EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member
Joined: Jul 2001
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,120
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Lara, I think your work is so beautiful, you have such a wonderful touch.
I never have felt comfortable giving critiques, so take me with a grain of salt, but I feel like you have made his face a little more round than what the photos show. His face in the photo seems to be a tad longer, especially in the forhead, and thinner.
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11-11-2005, 12:24 PM
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Juried Member
Joined: Jan 2003
Location: Presque Isle, Maine
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Thanks
Hi Mary,
Thanks, I think you are right! I didn't even think about his forehead being wide. Thanks for pointing that out. Once I saw the portrait on the computer screen I realized I had made his jaw and mouth too wide too.
Well back to the drawing board!
Lara
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11-11-2005, 01:16 PM
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Juried Member PT Professional
Joined: May 2004
Location: Americana, Brazil
Posts: 1,042
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Hi Lara,
If you're having a hard time I can't wait to see the easy ones, that's so beautiful, much better than the reference
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11-11-2005, 01:45 PM
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#6
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EDUCATIONAL MODERATOR Juried Member
Joined: Jul 2001
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,120
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Lara..I it is SOOOOOOOOOOOO close, I bet the parents would be thrilled as is. I was LOOKING for something to tell you.
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