Please critique portrait of Lillie Paige

[Alicia Kornick]

Thanks Jeanine,

The second posting of her face in closeup is the corrected version that Jim suggested. I took out the flower near her head and erased the furrow over her (our right) brow. I left the one over her other eye. The painting has been delivered and they do love it.

Thanks again for your compliments.

[Mark Branscum]

Just my humble 2 cents! After comparing the painting with the photo, I believe I found the problem with the expression.

The angle of attack of her right eye seems too steep, then the curve above her left eye, where it is dipping, you seem to have it raising.

Again just my humble opinion; otherwise, great painting.

Mark

[Alicia Kornick]

Thanks, Mark.

Welcome to the Forum. I delivered this painting weeks ago. It was a struggle because of the expression she had, but the parents loved it. Appreciate the comments.

[Michele Rushworth]

There's an invaluable book available (probably on this site) by Gary Faigin, called The Artist's Complete Guide to Facial Expression. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ex...&Search=Search

The information in that book will help you solve just about every problem with expressions in a portrait that you run across. It has saved my hide more than once!

[Alicia Kornick]

Thanks, Michele.

I actually have that book. I bought it a few years ago and had really forgotten about it. I'll have to resurrect it and go through it again.