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RE: Portrait of Nancy - Digital Art/ Charcoal Sketch
OK I'll give you my honest review of your work. You are obviously very talented I can see that but the mouth just isn't right at all, I have looked a few times I can't quite put my finger on it but it doesn't feel right to me. The eyes are brilliant but I think the wispy hair makes it more ghost like, which someone else mentioned. Maybe that effect makes her a little scarier than the photo. But well done you have a great talent for Art.
Yes the mouth was a problem not sure why redid it several times but it is a matter of practice I suppose.
I keep looking at this I think its the teeth rather than the mouth, the lips are fine I think the teeth are a little too defined, of course I am judging against the original photo and I am being a bit harsh I think, just was my original reaction to it. The more I look at it the more I like it, so I guess that says something :)
I think they may be too bright but it is not just you. I kept redoing the mouth and teeth. The first time it was all too bright. Then I dulled it down and it looked too dull I think it is a matter of experimentation ! I even tried using the eyedropper to select actual tones from the photo for the teeth and it just didn't work it looked like she had dirty teeth. So I'm still not sure what it is - I think I would need advice from someone who has more experience in these things. Anyway I had to stop tinkering with it at some point otherwise I would still be messing around with it a year later!
I could give you a few pointers if you assure me you really want them.
I mean you did a good job, but fresh eyes allow for seeing things that we can't see ourselves because we are so close to the thing, after all those hours.
Portraits of specific people are always harder than doing a generic person, but the things that are troubling you are mostly generic. IMHO
I hope you understand what I mean.
Let me know that you would like to know what I am seeing as faults which I would keep to myself otherwise.
Because you did a great job at it and I would hate you to think I mean otherwise.
big hugs