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Old 11-11-2004, 09:43 PM   #8
Michele Rushworth Michele Rushworth is offline
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Reshoot, reshoot, reshoot.

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I did try in photoshop - keeping in mind the light is different, but it doesnt read true to me.
...and it never will.

Only paint from reference you are really happy with. It's not worth banging your head against the wall for weeks trying to cobble together a painting from the wrong reference, or especially using photos in which the lighting doesn't match.

It's not just his mouth that's a problem in the second shot, his whole lower face is in deep shadow because it's being shaded by her head. Hate to say it but I think it's "back to the drawing board...."
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