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02-26-2005, 10:26 PM
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to be or not to be....
this forum is where i felt comfortable asking this question:
do i change her obvious imperfections and try to "fix" her...or let her alone to be what she is...
there's something i find satisfying about her.. and then i wrestle down the part of my personality that tells me she is not 'accurate'..
opinions?
shadoe
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02-26-2005, 10:37 PM
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Re: to be or not to be....
might be all you'd need is a highlight on this side of the nose...
she's very solid looking just as she is. I could see why you wouldn't want to ruin her, she has her own personality for sure.
Maybe you could do it digitally first...
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02-26-2005, 10:38 PM
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Re: to be or not to be....
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Originally Posted by shadoe
this forum is where i felt comfortable asking this question:
do i change her obvious imperfections and try to "fix" her...or let her alone to be what she is...
there's something i find satisfying about her.. and then i wrestle down the part of my personality that tells me she is not 'accurate'..
opinions?
shadoe
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Shadoe,
Well, this is the Ab/Con forum, but since this is where you feel most comfortable asking the question--welcome. Having a realistic background, but having gone the Abstract route, I find her very nice "as is." Rarely, do you get perfection unless you are into "photo realism." This is too good as is--I'd leave it alone.
However, you would probably get a different answer in the "Classical" or "Portraiture" forums.
Larry C.
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02-26-2005, 10:44 PM
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Re: to be or not to be....
In 'real life' ... there's a definite 'attitude' from her.. and i guess that's what i don't want to touch. I've been told she needs a nose job... all sorts of things..
and yet.. i feel like she's funky in her imperfection
i'm positive in portraiture or classical she'd be turfed, and yet.. maybe sometimes imperfect IS perfect????
thanks for the feedback!
shadoe
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02-26-2005, 11:18 PM
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Re: to be or not to be....
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In 'real life' ... there's a definite 'attitude' from her.. and i guess that's what i don't want to touch. I've been told she needs a nose job... all sorts of things..
and yet.. i feel like she's funky in her imperfection
i'm positive in portraiture or classical she'd be turfed, and yet.. maybe sometimes imperfect IS perfect????
thanks for the feedback!
shadoe
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if you feel that way, you shouldn't touch it. I have paintings of mine that others say should be different, but I've never changed them. I like them as they were born .
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02-27-2005, 12:26 AM
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Re: to be or not to be....
I'd keep it as is......her right eye is a lil disturbing....in a good way tho... 
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02-27-2005, 07:18 AM
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Re: to be or not to be....
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I'd keep it as is......her right eye is a lil disturbing....in a good way tho... |
yep.. that's the spot i'm wrestling with.... if i slim the nose it might make sense that this much of her right eye is showing... or i could 'maybe' increase the right side of her cheek ... OR take out more of the right side, which would force that side of her face back a bit into the darkness...
... and then i could just leave her alone, and allow her to be forever more just a teeny bit 'disturbing' 
have i mentioned that making decisions is not one of my strengths????
shadoe
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