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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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A suggestion....
I like the curtain and see nothing wrong with it.
I suggest that you lighten the shadow on the side of the nose (away from the light) because it harshly interrupts the "flow of light."
Yes, reflected light would be nice to indicate the back of the head (and maybe touches of it down the whole dark side too).
To make reflected light, I mix any two color opposites (i.e., red/green, purple/yellow, or blue/orange) untill they reach a neutral color. Then I add just enough white (and sometimes a touch of blue)to make the value equal -not lighter- to the shadow the reflected light will appear in.
Reflected light can be tricky to paint as it does not break a shadow and it is important to keep it rich in color without becomeing "dead" or "muddy."
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