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eyewoo · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2001 5:48 am

Wacom 9 x 12 and Photoshop from a reference photo.

Detail 1

Detail 2

Detail 3

Photo Reference

Scott Wetterschneider · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2001 5:59 am

Fleabrain, your painting blows me away. It's bright, pleasant, and it feels as though you have a lot of compassion for your subject. I really like the build-up of smaller strokes as shown in the details, the full piece has a vibrancy that can all too easily be smudged away.

This painting is so enjoyable, I'm going to look up your other posts to see what else you've done.

[ December 01, 2001: Message edited by: Scott Wetterschneider ]

Ian · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2001 7:43 am

excellent.

oscar · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2001 8:03 am

Oscar's rating: 8.8/10

NICE!! I love the short strokes. Makes her skin texture look much more realistic. I'm gonna have to keep that in mind

Hey, I noticed you left out some highlights I found on the reference pic. I tried adding them myself, just so you could see what it would look like. Hope you don't mind me messin' around with your image

eyewoo · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2001 8:29 am

Thanks for the kind words Scott and Ian.

Oscar... Well, actually I didn't leave the highlights off... I played them down. I felt they were too strong for the feeling I was after...

[ November 27, 2001: Message edited by: fleabrain ]

eyewoo · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2001 5:34 am

I've put together a tutorial on how I painted the sweater using Photoshop. If interested, it can be seen here....