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Old 5th February 2007, 3:09pm   #1
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Still trying to improve my painting

Apologies for the image quality, I don't have a scanner, and these were taken on a camera phone.

I'm trying to improve my much neglected painting, so doing portraits of just about everyone I've ever met continues apace. These are of my friends 2 kids, acrylic on canvas. About 2 hours on each, from outline up.





This is pencil on bog standard A4 paper, of the same friends youngest child. Took about half an hour, just seemed to fall into place very easily, but this was the 9th baby pencil portrait i'd done, so perhaps practice on baby facial proportions has helped.



I have now discovered that drawing young children is very challenging, because the proportions of the head and face are weird, but painting them is a nightmare.
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Old 11th April 2007, 8:08pm   #2
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Re: Still trying to improve my painting

tis amazing better than what i can do lol =]
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Old 11th April 2007, 9:16pm   #3
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Re: Still trying to improve my painting

That top pic is soo cute with the big brown eyes. pencil drawing is very nice
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Old 11th April 2007, 9:35pm   #4
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Re: Still trying to improve my painting

I'm surprised her youngest has any free time to sit for a painting! Should he not be out trying to kill Superman?
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Old 11th April 2007, 9:40pm   #5
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i really like the eyes on the first one
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I like the top one the best. THe last one is a fat baba!
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