tiny changes in the last weeks

hard to see on photos, but getting skin tones deeper, adjusting the eye size, sorting the blue in the background to make the red of the gown sing a bit more, and, the big work of the next few weeks, the mouth and chin and general shadows, tones and depth in the lower part of the face.  Only a day this weekend as working on the CUP textbook for the rest, but happy with the progress.  Still think I need to deepen the sea tones. 

pulling it together

Shirt, background, colour.  Tidying up edges and tones .. . the beginning of the last bits.  Happy with LH headland but still need to play with RH one a bit.

non face stuff

So, a couple of hours today on the shirt, gown, a bit of the background (though I'm still not happy at all with that, both in terms of colours and tonal stuff).  Happy with placement of the headlands now but need to make some decision about how Renaissance I want them to be or how realistic. Happy too with how the red of the gown is settling down a bit.

mainly chroma stuff

Colours that is.  Moving from pinkish to orangish. And refining the textures.

background and clothing tonal things

Mainly eyes

Happy beginnings

Spent the week at work hanging out for studio time this weekend to make a start on this portrait.  Worth the wait: