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Sergio

A second attempt at portraiture turned out a little better, with some saying they could recognize him. I’m still not convinced however, since he only vaguely looks like this.

Flesh-tones are hard, as you can see from the too-orange hand. I’ve since purchased some alternate reds and yellows, but the trick is a very dilute mix to let the white paper show through. Hair is also a challenge for me still, requiring an inordinate amount of strokes to get the right texture.

Data Description
Title Sergio
Artist Derrick Oswald
Medium Watercolour and ink on cartridge paper
Dimensions (w × h cm) 29.7 × 41
Date 2022

watercolor of Sergio

original photograph of Sergio

derrick

Derrick

A Canadian electrical engineer living in Switzerland, developing software for over 40 years, e.g. big data for electric distribution utilities and the cloud security space, but now retired.

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