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Old 05-23-2007, 06:59 AM   #16
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I like how the "3.5 hour" image makes Tica look as if she has a layer of shaving cream on. Maybe that's what the painter needed to do mainly, leave off the subject's beard and mustache.

I have a couple of airbrushes myself and have used them a bit for work. I can picture how he could use the airbrush in laying down the base colors and blending the broad areas of shadow and highlight, not so much the details like the hair.
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Subtle nuances created by an xacto knife, an eraser, and some colored pencil can build convincing skin texture. The etcetera technique also helps the believability of the skin and hair texture. Fine hair is created using my shield-reveal technique, and my split frisket technique. Airbrush constitutes about 99% of the image.
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Old 05-23-2007, 09:22 AM   #17
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I'm always tuned off by artist who claim about *their* art that "no other artistic style demands so much of an artist. " Feh. That's poppy-cock no matter *who* says it.

A damn fine example of photo-realism, but I'm afraid I'm one of those painters who generaly dismiss photo-realism of this degree as being more or less pointless. I'll agree it's a great way to hone skills, but a dancer generally doesn't post vids on You Tube of themselves doing crunches to hone their abs. (Although at least there'd be hubba-hubba value to that )
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Old 05-23-2007, 09:48 AM   #18
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I'd be more impressed if they also posted the photo that he copied. Who knows? Maybe this painting looks nothing like that photo.
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Old 05-23-2007, 09:52 AM   #19
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I'd be more impressed if they also posted the photo that he copied. Who knows? Maybe this painting looks nothing like that photo.
I was lucky enough to stumble upon the original photo. Glatt is right, the painting is not entirely accurate.
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Old 05-23-2007, 09:54 AM   #20
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Old 05-23-2007, 10:45 AM   #21
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Purported comparison between original and airbrush painting.

I'd like to see, you know, canvas texture detail or something.
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Old 05-23-2007, 11:39 PM   #22
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Old 05-24-2007, 06:00 AM   #23
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No Kitsune - wrong original.

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Old 05-24-2007, 07:07 AM   #24
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Old 05-24-2007, 07:08 AM   #25
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So he made her skin oranger, her nose bigger and her hair messier? I bet he has clients lining up....
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Old 05-24-2007, 05:11 PM   #26
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I don't think he made her nose bigger, just her face smaller.
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Old 05-24-2007, 10:17 PM   #27
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maybe not physically bigger, but there's more shadow, implying more....

...either way, not a flattering interpretation imo
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Old 05-24-2007, 10:33 PM   #28
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More shadow implies less. Light catches on the surface of objects.
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Old 05-24-2007, 10:45 PM   #29
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looks bigger.
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Old 05-25-2007, 03:24 AM   #30
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I want to know why isn't she on the "Beautiful Women" thread?
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