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| I've painted his shirt, and put in a w/w wash of aureolin, quin. gold and quin. burnt orange for the background. I am debating whether to go darker overall to enhance the backlit effect. Other than some minor touch-ups, Andy is done. |
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| Here, I've worked more on the features ... |
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| and shading of the face and neck. |
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| To tone down the variations in hair color, I did a w/w wash over all, with two hues of brown. I sent an email photo to my 2nd harshest critic [my aunt - I'm the harshest] and she thought the sketch looked better. Hmmm ... |
I think the two portraits are almost finished, so it looks like I'll get back to the bridge later today ... or start something new!
As always, your comments are most welcome.
Wow both look fantastic! And they have a very good likeness!
ReplyDeleteYes they are and they do. Beautiful work Kathryn. I'd love to stand around and watch you paint. You really know how to handle this medium.
ReplyDeletegreat to see these works in progresses!
ReplyDeleteGosh!! How do you do this? These portraits are awsome!
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hy Kathryn, greats works......they look as the originals.brava ciao gloria
ReplyDeleteWow, these look wonderful! I particularly love how the light is hitting the mans face! Fantastic :0)
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job on these portraits, Kathryn. !!
ReplyDeleteYou are talented at portraiture also! Wow - I am so impressed, Kathryn! It's not easy painting portraits with open mouth smiles and you have done a stellar job on both!
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