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Step 1. Sizing and placing the head. 
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Step 2. Continue to place and fill out the features,
drawing with some raw umber, diluted slightly. |
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Step 3. Separate the light from shadow.
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Step 4. Cover the working area with paint, approximating
color and value as you place brush strokes across the surface.
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Step 5. Restate the drawing, the color and values. Here,
I have also begun modeling the hair. |
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Step 6. Add details to the features, neck and hair. |
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Step 7 Final. I've added enough background and scarf
to balance the composition and to make the painting into a well-designed
vignette. |
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Heirloom
& Corporate Portraiture
