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Sunday, January 27, 2008

Pimp My Charles


You'll have to click on the image for a closer look if you want to be able to see anything on this one. I have to warn you, the likeness isn't all that great. The expression is not a very easily recognisable one and I made it more difficult by hiding a lot of the face and head with the shades and hat. Still, faced with the choice of pressing ahead or deciding to 'bin' it and start something else, I opted to complete it since the fur texture was something I hadn't done before and it came out relatively well. This being said, if I never have to do it again, that will be fine by me...

Sunday, January 20, 2008

Behind blue eyes...

Some of you may have noticed a certain repetitiveness in models lately. I must plead guilty as charged, though, in this case, it is purely due to circumstance. This portrait was expressly commissioned as a birthday present for the person who made the original. No, not the photographer, her mother! Anyway, I think this one's going to be the "definitive" portrait of Inge for now (and about time too, after all the past attempts). Almost a shame I can't keep it. Cross your fingers her mum will be pleased as well...

Sunday, January 13, 2008

Le Cor(ps) de Kat

A return to a familiar model with lots of new challenges. This subject has lots of different textures and overall, I'm happy with the way most of them turned out, except that the horn itself is a bit too dark in places. On the other hand, the reflection of the room and the texture of the jeans are quite satisfactory. This preview picture is quite small, so I urge you to click on it to take you to a larger image. Alternative titels were "De Gehoornde Kat" and "Horny Kat", the latter probably putting my life at risk, so the wordplay on cor(ps) seemed like a safer bet. Of course, after writing this, all bets are off...