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Offline Russian

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4th painting: self portrait,
« on: November 15, 2006, 01:07:39 AM »
The entire goal of this self-portrait was to complete it with quick strokes, not photo-realistic style. I’m trying to apply as friend suggested style of   Sargent.This probably took me less than 3 hours and two bottles of beer. Size 16 x 20 - acrylics.  


Previous work:
1st painting...ever:   Geographical shapes.  

2nd :   Still Life  

3rd : not finished - in progress.

Offline JB88

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« Reply #1 on: November 15, 2006, 01:35:29 AM »
best one yet.
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« Reply #2 on: November 15, 2006, 02:13:29 AM »
Gotta have the sig in the corner
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Offline Leslie

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« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2006, 02:14:50 AM »
That's a darn good painting.  Portraits may be the way to go for you.  That one looks good enough to enter in an art show.




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« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2006, 02:36:49 AM »
Here's a suggestion.  Take a small brush and just barely touch the inner canthus area (tearduct) with cad red light straight from the tube.  Right where the eyeball meets the skin at the inner corner. This is best done while the paint is still wet.  Kinda gives the eye depth and defines that anatomy of the eye better.  Don't use much, just a very small dab'll do ya.  I mean barely any at all.  Might try that on the next portrait.

Nicely done!




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Offline Debonair

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« Reply #5 on: November 15, 2006, 02:51:59 AM »
i dont know how it stacks up to nuke's photos

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« Reply #6 on: November 15, 2006, 03:13:20 AM »
the right side eye is spot on, the left side needs a better reflaction blob, like the one you did first. :)
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #7 on: November 15, 2006, 05:30:35 AM »
Thats pretty good Russian.

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« Reply #8 on: November 15, 2006, 07:03:44 AM »
You forgot the gun.

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Offline ramzey

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« Reply #9 on: November 15, 2006, 09:14:23 AM »
i like it

btw, Dima when you gain 50  lbs?

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« Reply #10 on: November 15, 2006, 02:55:55 PM »
Looks good, but Ram is right, makes you look chubbier then you are! :)

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« Reply #11 on: November 15, 2006, 03:48:32 PM »
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i dont know how it stacks up to nuke's photos


Oh geez, the "professional geeeetar" was enough Debonair.
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Offline Hawklore

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« Reply #12 on: November 15, 2006, 06:03:30 PM »
AWESOME!!!

Keep it going Russian!

I'm liking your paintings more and more!!

Where is that signature btw!!?!
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« Reply #13 on: November 15, 2006, 06:27:11 PM »
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Oh geez, the "professional geeeetar" was enough Debonair.


OMG STFU
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Offline lukster

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« Reply #14 on: November 16, 2006, 08:35:26 AM »
You have talent Russian. Stick with it and perhaps one day you'll be famous. Of course you'll have to die poor and starving first. ;)