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Molly, my first
After playing around with the image to make it a more relative size to encompass the whole drawing, I am presenting to you my first post, as a request for critique. "Molly" is the first portrait I have completed since spending the summer reading this Forum. I feel I have learned a great deal, and Molly and her mom and family are very happy with the finished piece.
The reference photo is no longer in my possession. It was an excellent photograph, however, I am learning from you folks, probably not a good reference photo for a graphite portrait, as it did not have great tonal variation. The more I tried to develop the darks and highlights, the more her skin looked "false". I felt I had to keep the tonal range quite limited.
Please critique away, I am happy to be a member because I am hungry for your advice and suggestions. I begin my next piece tomorrow! Oh, how I love my Sundays in the studio!
Thanks in advance,
Pat Joyce (Meyers)
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