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Old 02-23-2003, 10:04 AM   #12
Leslie Ficcaglia Leslie Ficcaglia is offline
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ReNae, that really makes a difference. The skin tones look better, too. A few more details: I think you've still got his chin a bit too long and sharp and I also think his upper lip should be slightly higher on our right. And the bulb of his nose should be slightly larger and extend to our left. You might be happier with the line of his forehead if you extended the hair a tad to the left, too, and moved the hairline down a very little bit. Again, these are all very subtle; it's basically a great likeness.

What helps me most when struggling with the refining of a likeness is to cover up the area that I think is giving me a problem and seeing whether that makes a difference. Sometimes it turns out that it's not that area that's off after all.

I'll leave the carnation question for others. Personally I wouldn't include them, though.

Nice work, ReNae.
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