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Carolyn Ortiz · 07-13-2005, 05:08 AM

Hi Jimmie,

Thanks for the encouragement. I see a lot of things I should have done differently on this one and am starting to let too many self doubts creep in. I really need to finish it and get on to the next and try not to make the same mistakes again.

I did play around in photoshop and see that you guys were right. It could have been better with out all the furniture. Unfortunately I think I will really mess it up if I try to cover them up. But thanks for pointing it out. I hope to do better in the planning stages for the next one.

Allan Rahbek · 07-13-2005, 09:32 AM

Carolyn,

If you plan to remove some pastel you could use a short stiff hog hair brush to erase with. Keep the drawing vertical, or more, to be sure that the dust can fall off the drawing. Then it would be easier to cover the area with new pastels.

Allan

Claudemir Bonfim · 07-13-2005, 11:31 AM

What a beautiful work Carolyn, beautiful in every detail.

Linda Brandon · 07-13-2005, 12:24 PM

Carolyn, I like this very much, particularly the variation of colors in the flesh and the way you have attractively softened the facial features (older women in particular appreciate this.

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As you complete this you might like to think about where you could add a harder edge, possibly in the fabric?

I also like the idea of placing people in front of significant collections. You've handled this well!

Carolyn Ortiz · 07-14-2005, 05:17 AM

Thanks for the tip Allan. I am a little nervous about trying it only because I don't want any of the dark pastel to get stuck on my grandmas face and have to touch up her face again. I think I've gotten it about as close as I can, and I'm afraid I might not be able to do it again. I'm going to have to think about it for a a couple days and then decide.

Thanks Claudemir for your nice comment, I'm so glad you like it.

Linda, thanks so much for your response. The funny thing is I use to not pay attention to edges until I started reading a lot here. So I really tied to keep the edges soft, and I went overboard! ha ha. I will definitely try to put some harder edges back in, and the shirt would be a good place. Thank you!

~Carolyn

Allan Rahbek · 07-14-2005, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Carolyn Robles

Thanks for the tip Allan. I am a little nervous about trying it only because I don't want any of the dark pastel to get stuck on my grandmas face and have to touch up her face again. I think I've gotten it about as close as I can, and I'm afraid I might not be able to do it again. I'm going to have to think about it for a a couple days and then decide.

~Carolyn

Carolyn,
I also think that the portrait is excellent and only needs some harder edges at a few places as Linda suggested.

To avoid smudging the center of the drawing, when you erase, you should turn the paper so that the side you work on is downward.

Allan

Carolyn Ortiz · 07-15-2005, 07:15 AM

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To avoid smudging the center of the drawing, when you erase, you should turn the paper so that the side you work on is downward.

Thanks again Allan. When 'm feeling less chicken I'll give it a shot.

~Carolyn