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Lon - The Drawing Guru
I find that I may have been a bit premature in posting this drawing. It is a transfer from the oringinal which is satisfactorily proportionate, but far too light to photograph. However, I struggled with this transfer 1. because it is a slight bit larger than the original and 2. I had a hard time getting the likeness from the original, no matter how much I measured.
Marcus
The same day I posted this I went home and changed the nose and therefore the mouth locations several times (the slight turn of the face usually spells trouble for me). It's much better, but I may post it again for critiques before painting. After surveying the many reasons this particular drawing may have suffered, I came to the conclusion that I've worked so much in simple portraits in oils with straight-on poses that my ability has slipped with more challenging poses.
There is no substitute for a good base drawing. Thanks guys!
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