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02-11-2020, 06:54 PM
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Re: Trying a portrait

Second one is better, Muddy. He is a very handsome man - not at all stern looking.
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02-11-2020, 08:02 PM
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Re: Trying a portrait

Thank you Meg.
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02-11-2020, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Silver Tabby ->
Second one is better, Muddy. He is a very handsome man - not at all stern looking.
Yes, Muddy second one is better.
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02-11-2020, 08:43 PM
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Thank you Tabbs

It’s the same drawing just done a bit more but I ran out of light today
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02-11-2020, 09:10 PM
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Thank you .He’s a lovely man but this doesn’t do him justice the colours look weird it may be because I’m drawing in artificial light on a dark ground I will see tomorrow .
The use of light is good though, it adds body and depthto the portrait...too much light would make it flatter?
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02-11-2020, 10:49 PM
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yet again I'm amazed at the detail in your art. The hair is so lifelike
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03-11-2020, 06:58 AM
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The use of light is good though, it adds body and depthto the portrait...too much light would make it flatter?
You are absolutely correct Vlad are you a painter ?
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03-11-2020, 09:34 AM
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In daylight
Quite a strange effect the pencils have on the dark paper
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03-11-2020, 10:23 AM
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I like it muddy .
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03-11-2020, 11:40 AM
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Frame that one, Muddy & hang it on the wall.
 
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