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Old 01-04-2003, 11:25 PM   #1
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You might want to take a second look at your initial post. The lighter shadows - especially on the face - looked better and more realistic. This can be a problem when copying a poor photograph. Although the shadows appear very dark, they cannot be successfully painted that way.

On my monitor the contrast between light and shadow on his shirt/pants/helmet does not appear to be the same as it is on the face.

In other words, if the value difference between the light and shadow is 40% on the face, the same light/shadow ratio will register at 40% on the rest of the figure.
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