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Old 02-11-2008, 10:06 AM   #4
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Thanks, Julie,
That is always fun to see, what you whip up in Photoshop! Unfortunately I cannot crop the image as it is on stretched canvas. But looking at it this morning it doesn't seem so boring. I do think that once I lay down color and create the wave and foam which is sort of twirling aroung them, it will be more interesting.

Do you have any suggestions on whether I should lay the first wash of color as a transparant wash or just start right in with more opaque colors. I plan to leave the darkest values thin and with little detail. I am hoping to be able to paint the boys faces with an almost impressionistic quality since there is practically no detail, even on the boy looking at the camera. Got any resource Ideas I can read or study? I miss your library!!

and I miss you! It is 4 degrees here in Cleveland. What's it doing in sunny Atlanta?
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