Thursday, May 6, 2010

Number 58: First Portrait!

First Portrait - 6x8, Oil on Gessoed Hardboard

I've been watching portrait videos by Jeff Watts and Morgan Weistling and thought to myself, "That doesn't look too hard!" So, I set out to see if I could actually paint a likeness of a human being and make it look somewhat like the human being I used as my subject.

I'm pretty happy with this little study! There are some details that I'm thinking "Hmmmm..." about, but all in all not a bad first portrait, if I do say so myself.

I also discovered that I really enjoy painting the human head, particularly the face and eyes.

Maybe I have a future in portraiture! Perhaps in the future, hehe! I have a lot of work to do!

Enjoy!


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