Thanks Marie. I couldn't paint this well two months ago so there's hope for us all. I'm going very slowly because I consider this a learning piece. Hopefully I'll be able to paint something comparable to this but much faster.
Finished with the face, hair, shirt and most of the background. I have to finish the background on the left, soften a few edges, and touch up a few areas. The left cheek needs some work and that's it. I am including a detail shot of the hair transitioning into the shirt. I really learned a lot in that area. I feel like I could something like that much more easily next time.
Thanks. I am going to give this painting to Dan, but not right away. The first several portrait paintings for my portfolio will be of friends and family that are kind enough to pose for the photo reference. They will eventually be given the paintings as thanks, but I want to show them to potential paying clients first.
You have an amazing hand and eye for detail and color. Outstanding painting!! I'm guessing no-one that sees this will have a problem posing for future works. Brilliant.
Freakin' stunning!! Cannot wait to see this finished. This is uber-photo-realism. Excellent execution.
This reminds me of Daniel Sprick (below), who just blows me away. The statement he makes, the juxtaposition between ultra photo realism against the raw, unrefined loose wash, the way he makes that come to life and then lets us see it all, as if he's showing us part of the creation of life - man, it blows me away! Sprick does broad washes, as opposed to meticulous drawing, to block in the shapes and then refines only the areas of the painting he wants, to varying degrees. In my opinion your work is on par with the technical excellence, but without the unrefined areas.
Thanks. One of the great things about living in the New York area is that I have access to lots of museums and galleries. I've seen lots of Daniel Sprick's originals at the Arcadia Gallery and I can honestly tell you that he's phenomenal. Thank you for the compliment. Hopefully I will be able to keep improving, both my skills and speed.
By the way, I'm trying to keep a lot of the details soft, especially in the hair, because it was simply too daunting to put in all that detail. Ultimately, I think it looks better as a result.
For the time being I don't think Daniel Sprick has anything to worry about.
Dan portrait finished without the varnish. I'm starting something new next week. I will hopefully work twice as fast, which is still considerably slow but you can only do what you can do.
By the way, I took this photo inside my studio, instead of outside, like all the rest. From here it looks better. Please tell me if it's reading better out there, color and value.
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Great work. Well done.
Is Dan buying it?
Denis
Thanks. I am going to give this painting to Dan, but not right away. The first several portrait paintings for my portfolio will be of friends and family that are kind enough to pose for the photo reference. They will eventually be given the paintings as thanks, but I want to show them to potential paying clients first.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Thanks.
I'm guessing no-one that sees this will have a problem posing for future works.
Brilliant.
Thanks.
Thanks, I appreciate it.
This reminds me of Daniel Sprick (below), who just blows me away. The statement he makes, the juxtaposition between ultra photo realism against the raw, unrefined loose wash, the way he makes that come to life and then lets us see it all, as if he's showing us part of the creation of life - man, it blows me away! Sprick does broad washes, as opposed to meticulous drawing, to block in the shapes and then refines only the areas of the painting he wants, to varying degrees. In my opinion your work is on par with the technical excellence, but without the unrefined areas.
Thanks. One of the great things about living in the New York area is that I have access to lots of museums and galleries. I've seen lots of Daniel Sprick's originals at the Arcadia Gallery and I can honestly tell you that he's phenomenal. Thank you for the compliment. Hopefully I will be able to keep improving, both my skills and speed.
By the way, I'm trying to keep a lot of the details soft, especially in the hair, because it was simply too daunting to put in all that detail. Ultimately, I think it looks better as a result.
For the time being I don't think Daniel Sprick has anything to worry about.
By the way, I took this photo inside my studio, instead of outside, like all the rest. From here it looks better. Please tell me if it's reading better out there, color and value.
Thanks,
Mike
Thanks.
Thanks, I appreciate it. I would highly recommend Mark's portrait video to anyone interested in portrait painting. I think you'll learn a lot from it.
Thanks.