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10-13-2004, 06:35 PM
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I am glad Marvin gave you a more considered reply.
If you look at the work of Velasquez, you will see how simple he keeps his shadow areas. One of things to learn in painting form is not always to copy everything we assume is up there but to be able to simplify and design the forms as well.
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10-13-2004, 07:14 PM
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Sharon, you hit the nail on the head. Copying what's in front of you will get you, at best, a photographic likeness; regardless of whether you work from life or photos. Great painters, on the other hand, know how to manipulate the information before them to create the illusion of reality on a flat surface.
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10-13-2004, 08:10 PM
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Jimmie it's exciting to watch these progress, it's also great to read the good input and pick up pointers for myself... or re-drill them into my head!
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10-13-2004, 10:53 PM
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Thanks all for the advice, I'll try my best to keep them in mind on Monday. Take care.
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