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March 7, 2019 at 11:00 am #470200
besides softening and evening out his jawline, what else?
March 7, 2019 at 5:08 pm #794480A great subject and the color choices support the image! What medium and size is it?
I would suggest softening a lot, leaving edges mainly near him. The hands could use a bit of refinement in drawing (his right line of knuckles, and his left index). This is important as the hands tell the story.
Ken Tiessen
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Comments or Critiques welcomed...always!March 7, 2019 at 7:38 pm #794483Thanks for those suggestions!
March 8, 2019 at 3:01 am #794479I like what Ken has suggested, Mary. The arm on out left looks a bit small- I know that this is the angle, but it could be slightly larger.
With these few adjustments, it will take this to a new level!Edges are everything that make a difference between an ok painting and a great painting!
bethany
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March 8, 2019 at 11:43 am #794484thanks! I made some adjustments before reading this…will do more later
March 8, 2019 at 12:09 pm #794482I like Ken and Bethany’s suggestions on edges. Mainly you wld want the harder edges to be near the COI . As our eye looks out into space we don’t see everything in clarity . Our eye centers on the main area we are looking at.
All of yr work has so much soul to me . I feel the passion when I’m view it!
You have much going for you ❤️[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Carol Sometime's failure is the opposite to success~ but sometimes failure can be the pathway to successMarch 8, 2019 at 2:03 pm #794496March 9, 2019 at 8:26 am #794485thanks! edges…
March 9, 2019 at 9:38 pm #794494Mary,
I know nothing about painting, but when I first looked at your painting, Mary, I was immediately glued to his beautiful eyes.Carol is right, there is so much passion and feeling in your paintings . This is an are outstanding portrait. I love you stroke style.
Photography is the art of observation. It has little to to with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them. Elliott Erwitt
Olympus OM-D E-M1 Mark II, Zuiko 14-150 mm zoom, Zuiko 2.8 60mm macro, Sigma 2.8 Fish Eye. Nikon D5100March 9, 2019 at 11:08 pm #794495Nice portrait.
March 11, 2019 at 9:57 am #794477March 12, 2019 at 3:42 pm #794493Your portraits make me want to know the story of the subjects. Makes me glad to see this. Gary
"Painting is a verb"
March 15, 2019 at 9:50 am #794486thank you for these encouraging words!
I tried to make the arms and hands read better
fun trying to soften edges with acrylics…
March 19, 2019 at 1:00 am #794487Do the improvements help?
March 19, 2019 at 12:17 pm #794481This could be really strong – the child’s gaze is powerful and the composition is there. The hood is well painted. His skin looks gritty, dirty – you need much smoother and softer gradations of color and temperature in the flesh.
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