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Mischa,
Thanks again for your support.
Michelle,
Thanks for your support as well. Yes I would like to work more from life but the model was unavailable a bit, due to her being a teenager (parties, casual work etc.) I found that at that age of unreliability for appts with me, I started working from the photo, which caused me more worries than it was worth because her position in the chair was a slouch and I couldn't get the hand/arm ratio to head the same at each sitting. I will take on board your comments and try to be a bit easier on myself for the next one. I think I will buy some sort of lighting to use instead of relying on the wintery days we are having at the moment, the days are just too bleak and inconsistent to work from. I went for the softer shadows because I worked more in life from cloudy days, but the photo was taken on a sunny day.
I am not sure if I should continue to refine this painting more tighter as per suggestions with lighting the hand, face and arm highlights or just take note of comments and use them for the future.... I do want to put it into an exhibition in a couple of weeks. This work will be the first view of my new portrait work and I want to make an impact if I can. What do you suggest?
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