I like how the "3.5 hour" image makes Tica look as if she has a layer of shaving cream on. Maybe that's what the painter needed to do mainly, leave off the subject's beard and mustache.

I have a couple of airbrushes myself and have used them a bit for work. I can picture how he could use the airbrush in laying down the base colors and blending the broad areas of shadow and highlight, not so much the details like the hair.

:smack: I'm always tuned off by artist who claim about *their* art that "no other artistic style demands so much of an artist. " Feh. That's poppy-cock no matter *who* says it.

A damn fine example of photo-realism, but I'm afraid I'm one of those painters who generaly dismiss photo-realism of this degree as being more or less pointless. I'll agree it's a great way to hone skills, but a dancer generally doesn't post vids on You Tube of themselves doing crunches to hone their abs. (Although at least there'd be hubba-hubba value to that ;) )

I'd be more impressed if they also posted the photo that he copied. Who knows? Maybe this painting looks nothing like that photo.

I was lucky enough to stumble upon the original photo. Glatt is right, the painting is not entirely accurate.

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Purported comparison between original and airbrush painting.

I'd like to see, you know, canvas texture detail or something.

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No Kitsune - wrong original.

http://www.cellar.org/attachment.php...1&d=1180004339

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So he made her skin oranger, her nose bigger and her hair messier? I bet he has clients lining up....

I don't think he made her nose bigger, just her face smaller.

maybe not physically bigger, but there's more shadow, implying more....

...either way, not a flattering interpretation imo

More shadow implies less. Light catches on the surface of objects.

looks bigger.

I want to know why isn't she on the "Beautiful Women" thread?