I found this exercise challenging spending 4 separate sessions adding, scraping back, adjusting. The overall shape of the head, lips/chin balance looks off to me. I was trying not to use brown so much as Samir suggested in my last feedback whilst connecting elements of the green and blue in both the portrait and background. I feel I am just beginning to grasp this medium and how to apply the layers in subtle ways to suggest form rather than making it obvious.
I found this exercise challenging spending 4 separate sessions adding, scraping back, adjusting. The overall shape of the head, lips/chin balance looks off to me. I was trying not to use brown so much as Samir suggested in my last feedback whilst connecting elements of the green and blue in both the portrait and background. I feel I am just beginning to grasp this medium and how to apply the layers in subtle ways to suggest form rather than making it obvious.
Portraiture in Oil Pastel with Samir Rakhmanov
Hi Joanna! I was thinking about the question you asked during your painting critique about good references for learning portrait drawing. I’ve found his videos really helpful, so I thought I’d share it with you: https://youtu.be/paAyHwSZCb0?si=7O-90_eRqVg5Lpbi
hope it’s useful! Aside from that, I really liked your painting, I’m looking forward to seeing your future work 🙂
Hi Gabriela, thank you for supportive comments and recommendation to watch Stephen Bauman which I have done, twice and wow, he makes it so clear how to execute the proportions of a head shape accurately. Portraiture is a new learning curve for me having come from still life and landscapes. Really appreciate.