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Young Girl, at artgroup today| Dorothy |
Posted: Sep 1 2011, 04:09 PM
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| robK |
Posted: Sep 1 2011, 07:30 PM
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Platinum Poster  Group: Members Posts: 1,311 Member No.: 214 Joined: 15-May 06 |
Well done Dorothy she has a nice modern look thanks to the eye liner. The pose perhaps owes something to Rembrandt but she has a fresh look which belongs to our time.
Pleased someone is posting something! |
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| Sasha |
Posted: Sep 3 2011, 10:41 AM
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Silver Poster Group: Members Posts: 476 Member No.: 10,085 Joined: 1-August 09 |
Good work Dorothy. I like her body posture and the position of the hand touching her neck. She definitely has got a modern look about her.
However I woul try to make her head slightly smaller in proportion size to her upper boddy. The proportions generally are: a) A standing human figure is about 7 sizes of the head. So it makes the upper body to her waist about 2 heads sizes (given and taken for the slouched shoulders)  A face (not the head) is approximately the same length as the hand. |
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| Dorothy |
Posted: Sep 3 2011, 03:09 PM
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Platinum Poster Group: Global moderator Posts: 6,955 Member No.: 18 Joined: 16-November 05 |
thanks for your comment Sasha but I do know about the proportions so dont need a lesson, surely art is about how one feels and personal preferences?
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| JMG |
Posted: Sep 3 2011, 04:11 PM
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A nice painting on the whole Dorothy although I think the hair is a smidgen overworked & looks a little heavy as a consequence. Like the effect you have for the background wall. |
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| Dorothy |
Posted: Sep 3 2011, 04:15 PM
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Platinum Poster Group: Global moderator Posts: 6,955 Member No.: 18 Joined: 16-November 05 |
thanks John I did have a spot of bother with the hair
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| robK |
Posted: Sep 4 2011, 11:17 AM
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Platinum Poster Group: Members Posts: 1,311 Member No.: 214 Joined: 15-May 06 |
It's worth studying this kind of portraiture Dorothy it goes back a long way. Have a look at
Titian: Portrait of a Man with a Quilted Sleeve Marvellous poise to the head and that sleeve too is terrific. |
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| Dorothy |
Posted: Sep 4 2011, 12:19 PM
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Platinum Poster Group: Global moderator Posts: 6,955 Member No.: 18 Joined: 16-November 05 |
that is a great painting Rob, I tried to download it but no luck!!!!
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