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Tessa Gwynne

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That does make sense!
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Gary Martin

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blocked everything in. Ended up rushing the hoody today (my daughter has a sickness bug so didn't have much time) but hoping it will be fine for what I need to develop the next layer.
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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The thing you've got to watch there is fixing things and fixing things until you've managed to un-fix them.  But looking good so far; and yes that green really is better out of the way; any old underpainting will do, to be quite honest, unless - a big unless - you're overpainting in transparent layers, or semi-transparent, as they did (not all of them did) in th'old days.   I should qualify that - any old underpainting, provided you're using neutrals, earth colours, low-oil paint: you CAN use the bright bold and beautiful, but that takes a lot of experience and pre-planning.  
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Gary Martin

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Good point Robert about unfixing things - I do have a habit sometimes of over-working things. Although, my current habit involves starting things and then starting another thing and then another etc... I really do need to finish things more!
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Gary Martin

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So I had planned to keep this portrait loose and expressive...and today, I go and spend 1.5 hours rendering an eye! Doh!
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Tee hee .... welcome to the club; I'd bet we all do that sort of thing; I've got one on the easel which I'm determined to keep loose; bet I won't.
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Gary Martin

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Thanks Robert - Glad I'm in such good company.
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Gary Martin

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Latest Work in progress - about 5-6 hours of work in total since the last post and both eyes, a forehead and nose rendered in more detail now. This is going to take a while as I'm only getting a couple of hours painting in a day! And yes, it turns out that my nose is crooked and I have one much larger nostril in real life!

Norrette Moore

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Barely noticeable nostril comparison. 🙂
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Gary Martin

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Barely noticeable nostril comparison. 🙂
Norrette Moore on 24/03/2025 20:21:39
Yeah, looking at it now it doesnt seem as obvious as when I painted it!
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