Bessie: 2nd attempt at digital oil portraits

[Smokindevil]

Here is my second attempt at digital oils. This is a portrait of my Grandma Bessie done in Artrage. All C&C are welcome. (lov'n this digital stuff)

[Yorky]

A wonderful portrait, her earring looks a little flat.

Doug

[Smokindevil]

Great point Doug! I'll check my ref. pic when I get home. There should be some kind of light source and shadow there!

[pm32]

Hi. Nice one. Try using the dodge tool on the eyes. The eyes make a portrait pop. Agree about the earing.

[Smokindevil]

OOOOOoooo! I must learn of this dodge tool you speak of!! Thanks pm32!

[MvdLinden]

great job. Don't be afraid to deepen the shadows, saturate the mids and pop the highlights a bit more.

[Eduardo Flores]

Originally Posted by MvdLinden

great job. Don't be afraid to deepen the shadows, saturate the mids and pop the highlights a bit more.

This is a beautiful portrait, but the suggestions above make sense to me: there is some lack of contrast of the values (lights and darks).

Eduardo

[b'anna]

All in all it's a beautiful portrait

[pm32]

Hi Eduardo. Hope you dont mind but I took the liberty of adjusting the contrasts and using the dodge tool as I suggested just to show how the contrasts make it jump out. It is a good picture as you can almost feel the goodness of the subject. Cheers. Paul.

[Smokindevil]

Nicely done!! Thanks for showing me that Paul! I wish I could see the image a little larger though.

[pm32]

Hi Chris
Heres a link to the larger pic.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/61195071/ART/35301-GRANDMA.jpg
Paul

[thatguycraig]

i dissagree.... your original piece has a nice quality about it - the only part i would adjust any value would be the neck shadow - darken it up slighty to set the neck back from the head - but i think your original is great

[kennychaffin]

Well Done Chris! Only thing I'd touch is to give that earring more of a 3d shape.