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| Shapes |
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| Blocking in |
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| Developing the forms |
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Left: photo; Center:2nd attempt; Right:first attempt.
I had to go back and paint it again from scratch. It just wasn't working out.
The model is still much much nicer than my painting. |
This exercise's purpose was not 100% accuracy, instead it was an attempt to interpret reference. I fell back on trying to get more accurate in the face-- I'm not totally satisfied with my results. Very good practice nonetheless.
Also, I think it's important to be completely transparent with your reference. Too many times I see pictures that are obviously referenced and in showing the making of those pieces, there is never the reference shown. I am uncomfortable showing the reference photo here (as it is still a lot better than my painting), but for the sake of learning, it's important to see what the artist is working with and how they interpreted it.
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| Final study |
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