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Thank you Brett :-) I've sort of lost interest in her and am dithering about finishing or doing the background. Life got in the way for a few weeks so my enthusiasm needs rekindling. I have...

I think I'd like a traditional painted background. like old masters ones, but I've not had time to work on her for ages and sort of lost the plot a little ! The dark hair though would disappear...

Thank you, I've managed to do it now :-)

Thank you. Managed to do that, but I do find it odd the makers of the program don't just leave the brush at the setting you last used it to save doing this.

If I change brushes the one I'm using, like a bristle blender defaults back to size 50% so i have to constantly reset to 10%. Really slows me down and is very frustrating. How do I keep the brush...

Thank you. I could try some dark red drapery. I want to go a bit old masters with it but not sure if a modern twist is possible. I will experiment 102332

Still a work in progress and going quite slow. Its my third ever portrait, as I usually do nice easy animals :-)))

I have actually used the oils for the first time ever!!! Usually go with the...

Beautiful detailed painting. You are very talented.

This is just beautiful. A stylised bird and flower in gorgous colours. I'm jealous

The painting is stunning. Realistic but also impressionistic. I love it.

Goodness, there is so much lush detail there. I can well imagine it will take a year to complete, but its definitely looking good so far. How are you finding Vitae? I am doing a portrait and it is...

Gorgeous! I love the texture

I specially love the landscape. I'm fascinated by the brushwork, as I can't do brushes at all.

Thank you Saphire. I think I need an emotional connection with a picture to do it justice. Probably why this is the second ever person portrait

Mother and new baby :-)
I traced the image and used the original photo to seclect the correct colours. I painted different areas on separate layers. I managed to add skin imperfections and...

stunning! I love how you've captured the curiosity typical of cats.

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So this is my second ever portrait and I am quite pleased with it so far. The subject (my daughter) thinks she looks bloated and tired. To my mind thats the whole point of the picture,...

don't worry, I remembered that its a two step operation, to open the toolbox panel, so its all ok

I saved the toolbox with my preferred brushes and normally when i open the software and recent painting, the toolbox automatically loads. I updated my security software just before (not sure if this...

Beautiful and dramatic. Looks amazing

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Does this look about the right shade as a neutral colour? I suppose the answer is, its up to me lol. I have things on different layers, but seem to want to be fairly boring and...

That looks very good so far. I'm also doing a portrait, and am intrigued you are also using a darker layer underneath. Do you paint on layers?

Do portrait painters use a brownish or other coloured canvas when doing portraits? I've seen this done with real life oils so wondered if it is a good idea, also what colours are correct for a...

How did you do? You did very well indeed!

Superb use of form and colour. Love it