Susan posed for this portrait in a workshop at Brookdale CC. Scott Nickerson guided me through about 7 hours of painting from this 'live' model. Usually I take a reference photo at the workshop and use that to analyze the proportion of my drawing in my studio between sessions. Susan did not allow photos, so this is one of a few of my works that was done 100% from live painting sessions with the model. I see more blue in her hair in this photo than appears when I look at the painting. I really need to learn a little more about photographing works of art.
Very nice Vic. Natural light produces the best photo of anything, especially works of art, because it produces close to real colors. Easy photography references include:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hawkinsonphotography.com/photo_art.html
http://emptyeasel.com/2007/01/19/how-to-photograph-your-artwork-for-a-portfolio-or-the-internet/