Another study from Steve Hanks (finished one in After 9))

[Caesar]

Due to the constraints and sensitivities we all know exist in some places and which have to be necessarily reflected in this site policies, I would anticipate here the new excercise I made from a Steve Hanks reference.
It's watercolors only again (apart from some knife and a little eraser use), but I used sometimes an upper layer and watercolor blend and progressively merged the layer when OK to use the least of PC power and resources. The size is also incresed by about 50% on each dimension. I didn't use hi-resolution as for the pixels. Some limited metallic percentage may help provide a little grain too (actually the only feature not so well simulationg the real watercolors, IMO).
The finished one may be found on the After 9 o'clock section (I frankly didn't intend to use a bra on this artpiece by a master more than I would wish to put pants on an orchid because of someone's sensitivity ) ...

[justjean]

Caesar. the head is lovely and I'm sure the rest will be also , keep going my friend your doing great

[pat1940]

Oh Caesar, this is most beautiful, what a fantastic job you are doing on wc, cant wait to see it finished, I am doing a Steve Hanks also, due to your wonderful painting, thought I would give it a go, sure hope it is good enough to post I find it is such good practice for me

[Alexandra]

How beautiful Cesare....you are so talented.

[Weeks]

Whaouu Ceasar, Whaouuu

Fantastic rendering...

Best,

Weeks

[Rowena]

Very well done - I can see Hanks has really inspired you!

[Caesar]

Thank You, dear Jean! I hope I will eventually come up with one more style and approach option for painting my ideas ...

I'm glad You followed this inspiration too, dear Pat, which is very instructive in my opinion, and I look forward Your forthcoming artpiece! Thank you!

Thank You very much, dear Sandra! Your compliment would work also as a good epitaph "You are so talented ... that You never succeeded to fully accomplish anything" ... Kidding and trying to leave my pride balloon and come down on the ground.

Thank You, dear Weeks! Hard to do much better for me, without being also a useful textures master like You ....

Sure he did, but even more his models, I must confess, dear Rowena .... Thank you!

[coops]

Stunning work Cesare, very well done

[gxhpainter]

Caesar... a most excellent study..after Hanks... I visited the link provided by Dr. Lima. and saw his amazing work... I think he is someone you can relate to artistically.. you certainly have done very fine work on this...

[chinapete]

She is a classic beauty ... what is it about wet hair that makes it so attractive ... some sort of frisson ... I hope she will rise like Aphrodite from the water ...