Finished portrait


I managed to finish this over a few days. It was difficult to get the proportions right. I feel happy with this version. There is always room for improvement. What I learned was that the pale pink and oranges do not smudge in well on black paper but disappear the colour which was frustrating, maybe I will try a different colour paper next time I try to do a portrait of a person. It may be a while. I am struggling with vision issues seeing shapes and colours, plus accuracy of drawing. Not given up yet.



 

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