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Old 03-26-2002, 03:40 AM   #1
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Sometimes recommendations get scattered about amongst various topics and threads, but you're already in the right place for the most part. I'm one of those obsessive types who gets a whole shelf full of how-to books and videos, and still can't do the work because, well, I haven't done the work -- I've read about others doing it. So don't skip that part -- doing the work.

That having been said, I find the best of videos very useful. I've said elsewhere that you can't go wrong with Daniel Greene's productions. SOG's own Peggy Baumgaertner has a 12-video series depicting every stage of a portrait. (Peggy -- we agreed that was a 15% commission, right?) You said you're studying Sanden, and though he takes a lot of heat for his "formula" palette, believe me when I tell you that I have his videos and a LOT of notes from them, and indeed I'm in the midst of one right now, to refresh my portrait memory -- after a series of still-lifes and landscapes -- and I'd be quite happy to paint anything like Sanden can at his best. I'm hoping to use his information to help with a portrait of my teenage son, which I'll begin this week.

As with any vocational literature, there's better and worse. Even a book or video that gives you one good tip is useful. Nothing's wasted, if you're paying attention.

Good luck,
Steven
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