Painting favorite models

[stevemawmv]

Thanks Andrea,
Hope you have a great celebration for the coming of the new year!
Best Wishes and
Take Care,
Steve

[AndreaMG]

Thanks Andrea,
Hope you have a great celebration for the coming of the new year!
Best Wishes and

You too Dear Steve. The first painting is soo good, which one is it? Is that one of your daughters? if you want to achieve a more painterly look try to reduce canvas "grain size" and/or "roughness", I noticed that even if it undoubtedly adds an element of realism to the painting simulation, it does take away some tiny details.

[stevemawmv]

Hi Andrea,
Oldest daughter.... face crop only, from a earlier painting with a huge background.
It's just a comparison, to see if I'm straying off track from my original style , with the current painting.
Somebody can let me know if they want too....
Take Care,
Steve

*Will return to work on the lips of the new painting, as soon as I finish my last daughters painting!

*New Years resolution.....
#1: Paint one at a time, no more multiple paintings!

[jmac]

Hi Steve. The early work is nice but for me...I prefer the new one. It is cleaner and there is more nuance in the blending that makes it more interesting and engaging. But thats just a personal preference.

[stevemawmv]

Hello James,
I have to agree with you on that, glad you gave me your opinion.
I'm starting to see that changing just alittle in method, doesn't take away from my style of painting.

Now, I have to stop myself from going over all my earlier work, fortunately its not a lot!
I have just one or two that I would like tweek, the rest are 'me in my learning stage', and should be kept as is.
Best Wishes for a great
New Year for you!
Take Care,
Steve

*Starting shirt, sketched, color picks and texture...
NOT DONE!

[stevemawmv]

I'm testing some background concepts, and this is
the 'UNDONE' concept #1.
If I use it, may get a few extra things in it....

[justjean]

Your daughter is beautiful Steve as is your painting of her