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Published: 2009-05-02 01:43:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 953; Favourites: 39; Downloads: 0
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Description Watercolour, 8.5" by 11".

For my Thursday watercolour class, we needed a "challenge" for a full-colour portrait exercise, and I selected this young lady because of the complicated skin tones and shadows. This is the one I did in class as a demonstration piece.

EDIT: Fixed the lousy scan.
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Comments: 40

Arleta [2009-10-18 22:34:55 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm.... Great!

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Dabull04 [2009-09-04 19:42:34 +0000 UTC]

love the colours and the skin looks awesome

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hotbulletslug [2009-05-05 23:10:28 +0000 UTC]

Nicely done, I really dig this one, I've always wanted to get that(lip)tattoo.

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theancientofdays In reply to hotbulletslug [2009-05-06 10:00:37 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Me, too.

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amateur1314 [2009-05-04 15:08:32 +0000 UTC]

Great job. I love the deep intensity in her eyes.


U8 AND have you noticed that this woman doesn't age...at all?? B( Meh.

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theancientofdays In reply to amateur1314 [2009-05-05 10:51:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I think she has a baby now and everything, but she still looks like she's about ten.

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amateur1314 In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-05 11:46:32 +0000 UTC]

I KNOW.

It's scary. I mean we saw her in that one movie where she played Mary..and....she still looked like she did in Whale Rider.

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theancientofdays In reply to amateur1314 [2009-05-06 10:02:22 +0000 UTC]

And she still looks like that. I saw a photo of her with her kid and she looks like an unwed junior high school mother.

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amateur1314 In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-06 11:22:10 +0000 UTC]

I've only seen her in two movies, sadly..

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Razkall [2009-05-03 20:04:39 +0000 UTC]

Though the colours are beautiful, the first thing that I had to look at were the eyes! Stunning

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theancientofdays In reply to Razkall [2009-05-03 22:59:51 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! The first thing I painted, too. Glad you like her! ^^

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Horseluver411 [2009-05-03 16:20:54 +0000 UTC]

Wow! I love the colors, nicely done!

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theancientofdays In reply to Horseluver411 [2009-05-03 23:05:04 +0000 UTC]

^^ Thank you so much!

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Horseluver411 In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-05 01:17:35 +0000 UTC]

you're very welcome. ^^

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milbisous [2009-05-02 16:24:39 +0000 UTC]

From the thumb nail, it looks real. Very nicely done

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theancientofdays In reply to milbisous [2009-05-02 18:42:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! ^^

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misschaudhry [2009-05-02 12:25:26 +0000 UTC]

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theancientofdays In reply to misschaudhry [2009-05-02 18:42:38 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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TheWindWraith [2009-05-02 05:31:39 +0000 UTC]

That is one of my favorite films, great rendering of her, I recognized her right away! Her face seems a bit washed out still, must have been very strong light on the reference? A bit of yellow to the white would clear that up nicely I expect

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theancientofdays In reply to TheWindWraith [2009-05-02 08:50:08 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again - I bumped up the midtones a bit in Picture Manager and that seemed to help a lot.

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TheWindWraith In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-02 14:15:36 +0000 UTC]

Perfect! That really made a difference, *applauds* Beautiful job!

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RamonaQ In reply to TheWindWraith [2009-05-02 08:40:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I really like the film a lot, and thought she presented a challenge for my portraiture class - I painted this one as a sample. I blame the washed-out look on a lousy scan - it looks a lot better in person. Maybe I can fix it if I run it through a photo programme...

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TheWindWraith In reply to RamonaQ [2009-05-02 14:15:59 +0000 UTC]

It looks much better now, I think you're all set!

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catiescarlett [2009-05-02 03:27:57 +0000 UTC]

Oooh, this is great! Looks just Keisha Castle-Hughes in the film! Great job!

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theancientofdays In reply to catiescarlett [2009-05-02 08:53:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! ^^ I figured someone would recognise her from the film. Great movie, isn't it? After I saw it, I rushed right to the computer and downloaded a bunch of Maori chants and the soundtrack.

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catiescarlett In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-15 00:11:42 +0000 UTC]

I've actually only seen bits and pieces of the movie, but I need to finish it, cause it was gorgeous!

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theancientofdays In reply to catiescarlett [2009-05-16 09:17:41 +0000 UTC]

It's a good "girls can do anything guys can do" movie - it's got a good message and really beautiful music.

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Aneirin-Aryon [2009-05-02 03:11:09 +0000 UTC]

Very cool. ^_^ It has a almost photographic quality to it. It's very life-like. Very interesting portrait piece as well. ^_^

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theancientofdays In reply to Aneirin-Aryon [2009-05-02 08:51:18 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Aneirin-Aryon In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-02 12:54:38 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome. ^_^

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Enelic [2009-05-02 02:35:59 +0000 UTC]

Its beautiful!Is she Maori?

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theancientofdays In reply to Enelic [2009-05-02 08:49:00 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! This young lady is Keisha Castle-Hughes from the movie Whale Rider. She's Australian-born, but made for a very convincing Maori in the movie.

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TheWindWraith In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-02 14:15:01 +0000 UTC]

Isn't her mom Maori and her dad Australian? I think I read that somewhere

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RamonaQ In reply to TheWindWraith [2009-05-02 22:47:18 +0000 UTC]

That's right. So I guess that makes her half-Maori.

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TheWindWraith In reply to RamonaQ [2009-05-03 17:16:57 +0000 UTC]

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j0rosa [2009-05-02 02:15:34 +0000 UTC]

very well done, sad face

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theancientofdays In reply to j0rosa [2009-05-02 02:19:48 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I used the reference as a "challenge" for my watercolour students working on portraiture - the skin tones and shadows are really tricky. Glad you like it!

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j0rosa In reply to theancientofdays [2009-05-02 07:19:08 +0000 UTC]

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staatsf [2009-05-02 02:12:38 +0000 UTC]

very nice!
Staats

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theancientofdays In reply to staatsf [2009-05-02 02:21:23 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much! This one was a challenge for my portraiture students - tricky skin tones and shadows, so I worked on it to demonstrate how I'd approach the portrait myself.

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