The early version
This one is quite recent, done about year or two ago. For some reason, I removed this painting from my portfolio although, looking at it now, it isn’t quite that bad . How ever, I am tempted to make another remake, again. Here’s already two different versions.
The first one is actually much better than the second one, I reckon. Although the first one is not very detailed and finished, it is much more natural and lively. I remember working on with the second version and having some difficulties with over rendering. I saw potential of some realism, and I tried to pursue it too hard, hence falling into the trap of over rendering. I like though the texture of the clothing, but the face is way of and the girl looks, well… drunk and the level of detailing is far away from her corset.
Later version
I’d like to give this painting a second, no wait, a third chance, and make yet another version by working on with her face a bit more. The pose is definitely quite boring, and there’s little I can do about it at this point, but there is a lot of nice elements going on here that saves the painting.
I’m quite sure that if the girl would have a much more detailed and prettier face, it would take the attention away from the boring pose and composition. Next time though, when I star a new painting, I HAVE to remember to give more attention to the pose and try to avoid this kind of boring solution where the figure is facing the camera directly.
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