Ribbons

[Simon Bland]

Allan: Great observations, even from the stinky photos I took. I am going to take up all of your suggestions and see what happens. Thanks !

Ilaria: Thank you for your compliments. I grew up in Yorkshire not far from David Hockney's birthplace, but that's the only thing I have in common with him ! I agree with you on the arm - I think it comes across as being too heavy (perhaps massive is the right word) and some more careful painting would address that.


Alex: Thanks for your kind comments. You have hit on the one thing that's been really troubling me (perhaps I should have put this in the WIP section instead?). I think I should be able to correct this in a few hours but I'm also scratching my head on the best way to treat the edge of the face that is lit. It looks too harsh as it is, however I'm worried that softening the edge is not the right thing to do. Any suggestions ?

Simon

[Ilaria Rosselli Del Turco]

Simon, regarding the edge of the face I think you could try and lighten the tone of the hair, and while at it try treating the edge by adding a strip of higher chroma, that will account for the plan of the face that turns away from us.
I know this will put you in danger of having to repaint the whole face though!
Ilaria

[Alexandra Tyng]

Or you could try to find more color in the parts of the face not on the edge. For instance, the transitions between nose and cheek, mouth and cheek, around the bottom of the eye socket where it meets the upper cheek. I would expect to see more going on in the planes of the nose also. You can leave the (our) right edge of the cheek as it is for now--unless at the end you find it needs adjustment.