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Hi Garth,
Wait, before you call me brilliant. . .
I think the second version is too dark and too much like the chair. The thing is, you have so many dark elements in the painting, you need something to make him pop out more as the center of focus.
I was thinking more in terms of a cool neutral, maybe with some warmth in it (yellow/orange), but predominantly mid-tone cool grey. It could get more shadowy in places where there would normally be a shadow. I wish I were clever in photoshop like you, then I could experiment and show you what I mean. I guess it's lucky we have these ways of trying things out before actually applying paint! Maybe I'll take one look and say, "Ugh,what was I thinking of?" But it's worth a try.
Alex
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