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The head of all things
Hi, it is overall a very nice portrait as it brings out the commandeering feel of his authority. I do agree his hands are rather large - I believe this is a result of photographic distortion due to lens < 50mm.
My gripe is the areas around the head, and shoulders which shows alot of brushstrokes in the background.
Granted this image is true to the actual painting, I feel we should tone down the areas around the head. As the face itself isn't getting the full lighting glory, with heavy shadows and all, there isn't much attention to detail given to the head. The brushstrokes 'take the wind' off his face - and off the entire portrait altogether. Bringing about a more uniformed feel around the top part of the portrait will dramatically bring about the charisma of the sitter.
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