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    Updated John Singer Sargent Master Copy attempt

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    • HaHernandez
      HaHernandez last edited by

      Looks very good, I read the post from @Lee-White about the master copy and even though its intimidating I think i'm going to attempt it. Keep up the good work.

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      • Charlie Eve Ryan
        Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @HaHernandez last edited by

        @HaHernandez Thanks! It really is great practice!

        Happy Creating
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        • Christina Brown
          Christina Brown last edited by

          wow, awesome job!

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          • lmrush
            lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

            Very nice!

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            • anthemsweet
              anthemsweet @Charlie Eve Ryan last edited by

              @Charlie-Eve-Ryan I see a big difference between this and your first attempt. You're definitely getting there, in my opinion. As I look at the eyes, one difference I see is that on Sargent's painting, the angle describing the top and bottom eyelid is wider than on yours, the slant of his eyebrow is steeper. Maybe making some changes there might help get this to an even higher level?

              Anyway, I am impressed with your work!

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              • Charlie Eve Ryan
                Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @anthemsweet last edited by

                @anthemsweet Thank you!! I see what you mean, my top lid is a bit closed. I can try to fiddle with that...thanks!

                Happy Creating
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                • Charlie Eve Ryan
                  Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @Christina Brown last edited by

                  @Christina-Taylor-Brown and @imrush thank you!!

                  Happy Creating
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                  • Charlie Eve Ryan
                    Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by Charlie Eve Ryan

                    I adjusted the angle on the eye a bit and added some more details to the neckline plus added more yellow tones. At this point since I basically painted a different guy in the style of John Singer Sargent, now if I adjust the features too much it is all thrown off balance. So I'm not sure how to fix it without starting from scratch. I've never done one of these to this extent so I think this was a pretty good run through and I learned a lot for next time and painting all on one layer etc was a good challenge. Thanks all and thanks @lee-white for the advice.

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                    MasterCopyClaudeMonetbyJohnSingerSargent34sm.jpg

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                    • Lee White
                      Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by Lee White

                      really great! so happy you did this assignment.

                      If you wanted to mess around with it some more, this is where I would recommend two layers on top of your base layer. The first is a "glazing" layer and should be set to multiply (so it's transparent). This layer is for DARKENING and altering color.

                      The other layer (if needed) is an regular layer and should be done with the opacity control setting on. This layer is used for slightly lightening areas that need it (your image does not need this step).

                      Both these techniques are used in traditional painting and that is why I encourage it digitally as well.1456674124021-mastercopyclaudemonetbyjohnsingersargent34sm.jpg

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                      • Charlie Eve Ryan
                        Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @Lee White last edited by

                        @Lee-White Ohhh, that's nice! I'll try it out..thank you!!

                        Happy Creating
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                        • Carrie
                          Carrie last edited by

                          You did a great job! This is not an easy thing to do.

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                          • lmrush
                            lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                            Nice, thank you for sharing!

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                            • Charlie Eve Ryan
                              Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by Charlie Eve Ryan

                              @Lee-White I adjusted the nose a bit and added glazing on mostly the face, neck and lower half of the image, but I wonder if I should have done a fill over the whole image? Either way I think it looks much warmer than before and the nose adjustment helps.

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                              MasterCopyClaudeMonetbyJohnSingerSargent36sm.jpg

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                              • Lee White
                                Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

                                I think it looks great! : )

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                                • Charlie Eve Ryan
                                  Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @Lee White last edited by

                                  @Lee-White Thanks Lee!! It was a sweet kind of creative torture working on this painting and very eye-opening. 😃

                                  Happy Creating
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                                  • NoWayMe
                                    NoWayMe last edited by

                                    Wow! Great job!

                                    I started mine this weekend, it takes a lot longer than I expected, but I am sure it's worth it!

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                                      linna last edited by

                                      Great. you're a painter

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                                      • Rob Smith
                                        Rob Smith last edited by

                                        @Charlie-Eve-Ryan Wow! You are doing an awesome job. Your last post is so improved as compared with your first post.

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                                        • Michael Regina
                                          Michael Regina last edited by Michael Regina

                                          I've done a couple of these as well! So much fun and you learn a lot. Great progress on these.

                                          If I were to critique at all it would be to build brushes that have more of a bristle look so you can get the chunky impasto that he gets with his brush work. I have a few I've built that I can share.

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                                          • Charlie Eve Ryan
                                            Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG @linna last edited by

                                            @linna Thanks Linna and @NoWayMe...thanks, can't wait to see it!

                                            @Rob-Smith thanks so much!

                                            @thirdeyeh Thanks, that would be awesome. I created three custome brushes but none had that chunky impasto look. Great suggestion!

                                            Happy Creating
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