” Thanks you so very much Sue. There are no words to describe how truly thankful I am for what you have done.
You bought Oscar back to life. I cannot ever thank you enough!”
” The portrait has replaced our wedding photo in the lounge room . Having it makes us all feel like he’s alive and watching over everything we do still.”
Tracey
( The text Sue Linton is a watermark for the internet only and is not on the frame).
This photo wasn’t ideal as the flash had washed out his eyes but I fixed that in the portrait. I can do this but a good sharp , flattering photo with their eyes colourful and sharp will always give a better portrait. Although I don’t show every detail it’s the little things like eye colour and accents that really make a portrait come alive!
The one I ended up using. This is much more flattering! His eyes and nose are at a similar angle and he is looking at you.
LHS -This is the original reference photo of Oscy.
Because of where he is looking the photo looks distorted . His eyes seem to be looking one way ( left) and his nose is angled to the right!
I did a sketch intending to fix this nose /eye distortion but then I found another photo where he was looking straight ahead .
This was much more flattering.It’s much easier to paint from a good photo . Watch out for distortions in your photos!
I can fix some distortions but it’s much better to have a good photo to start with.
This reference photo wasn’t ideal as the flash had washed out his eyes but I fixed that in the portrait. I can do this but a good sharp , flattering photo with his eyes sharp and colourful will always give a better portrait.
Although I don’t show every detail it’s the little things like eye colour and accents that really make a portrait come alive!