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Old 02-21-2007, 11:32 AM   #1
David Draime David Draime is offline
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Marina,

Just as Allan said, it's quite amazing the fullness and depth you've created using these limited means. Because the values and transitions are so perfect, I'm seeing colors that aren't there. It looks like a painting. WOW!

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Old 02-21-2007, 12:59 PM   #2
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That's amazing to see what you've achieved in this drawing. Congrats.
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Old 02-21-2007, 01:10 PM   #3
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I think this is lovely, Marina. So nice to see drawings posted, too. I think the face is really sensitively handled. There'a a lot of feeling for your subject coming through, and your marks are all particular to this individual face (i.e not generalised into an ideal) and I really like that. Your marks are so sure, And, obviously, the fur is wonderfully furry, too.
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Old 02-21-2007, 01:51 PM   #4
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Marina,

The fur, the hair, the skin are all described skilfully, but they are subordinate to her spirit, so rather than reading this piece as a catalog of your skills, I look beyond them right to the captivating face of this girl. It is clear that you had a total grasp of who she is and what you wanted to say about her. That's what should happen when looking at a work of art.
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Old 02-21-2007, 03:28 PM   #5
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Thank you all,
I was amazed too to see the possibilities of red+ black. If I add a bit of ochre yellow and a cold red, I could have all the colors, I think... But I wanted to keep things very simple and that it looks like a drawing not a pastel. Maybe another one...
In the beginning I though it would be quickly done, but finally I spent much time softening, and softening and softening again. I'm always impressed to see how skin and hair ( and fur) are so soft in transitions. In comparison with trompe l'oeil where I learned to push the contrasts so the objects jump forward, I have to learn to be subtle, delicate, to resist to the temptation to add too much white high lights and black shadows...
But that said, it's only technique... It doesn't help anyone who has nothing to say ...(thank you alex!)
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Old 02-21-2007, 03:39 PM   #6
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Marina,

It is hard to believe that this is not an oil painting. I love the pose, just beautiful!
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