Female figure WIP

[Tricia Migdoll]

Hi Lakov,

it is hard to judge, as you are obviously not yet finished with this.

it looks very good so far - especially the face & eyes.

However, the first thing that struck me is the foreshortening of the arm on our left. I have to assume that this is from a photograph - and even tho it is a lovely pose, i think there is some distortion going on there.

I have had the same trouble with photos myself. So much so that i have resolved to have a professional photographer take photos for me that may suggest this kind of problem.

as i am a bit of a novice myself, please take my comments as uninformed observation.

[Iakov Afanassiev]

Mischa, Tricia,
Thank you very much for your comments. What I'd like to achieve with this painting is a finished 'professional' looking painting. So far I was not able to get that look yet.

Tricia, I think that when photo is taken from not too close to the object with a tele lens (rather than wide angle lens) the distortions are not a problem. It is most likely the problem with my rendering. I worked a bit on the arm and hands. I will work some more and post the result later.

Mischa, I think I understand what you meant about soft and hard edges. I am not sure though that I can see the problem with lost and found edges. It would be most helpful for me if you could indicate a few 'problem areas'.
Thank you again for your advise,
Iakov