Old man. Revised slightly.

[shadowslake]

Blur your eyes and stelp back a bit and he comes to life. It is like most things in life. If you stand to close they are out of focus.

[coops]

You are getting more confident Shadowslake, well done

[shadowslake]

You are getting more confident Shadowslake, well done

Thank you Coops. Was fun to do for sure. Was not going for a photographic look but for more of am impressionist look.

[barnburner]

Nicely done. Perfect likeness of me.

[shadowslake]

Nicely done. Perfect likeness of me.

Was thinking he could almost pass for a traditional Santa Clause. Happy you liked it.

[chinapete]

... shadowslake ... I'm trying to understand your approach here ... I'm guessing you used at least two layers ... the first was a monotone oil wash done in thick dry varnish to produce visible brushstrokes in the background or underpainting ... then in a second layer you painted the face ... I ask because the image of the face imposed on the background has a little bit of a "cut-out" look -- the face in other words doesn't relate very strongly to the background, which itself has not been modulated to reflect a possible source of light for the flesh tones ... when I step back, the look of the background remains a separate object in relation to the foreground, and I wonder whether this is what you intended ...

[shadowslake]

... shadowslake ... I'm trying to understand your approach here ... I'm guessing you used at least two layers ... the first was a monotone oil wash done in thick dry varnish to produce visible brushstrokes in the background or underpainting ... then in a second layer you painted the face ... I ask because the image of the face imposed on the background has a little bit of a "cut-out" look -- the face in other words doesn't relate very strongly to the background, which itself has not been modulated to reflect a possible source of light for the flesh tones ... when I step back, the look of the background remains a separate object in relation to the foreground, and I wonder whether this is what you intended ...

I have done this for 2 reasons.

1) I plan on changing the background later to something more appropate.

2) I am not done with the old man. Am thinking about making him a clasic Santa figure.

Is this more apealing?

[chinapete]

... oh, I didn't realize it was a work in progress ... but then, nothing ever really is finished, just abandoned ...

[shadowslake]

... oh, I didn't realize it was a work in progress ... but then, nothing ever really is finished, just abandoned ...

Is ok. I didn't exatly post it was a wip. Did you like the changes?

[chinapete]

... why study what other people think? ... study art ...