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This is another in the series of portraits of colleagues - those poor guinea pigs of my retirement art hobby.
Generating these is getting a little easier, because it is more formulaic:
Of importance is to accentuate the features that are distinctive for the face, in a kind-of caricature, but without too much exaggeration. In this Vasileios case, it is the upper lip pointed “V” shape, eyebrows and dominant mustache. I don’t know if anyone would recognize him if he was clean-shaven.
Color match is difficult. The original photograph was taken in shaded summer light, which gave him a more ruddy complexion than usual. So, I mostly ignored that, and instead went with my gut feeling of an olive skin base, with sun reddened highlights. It might have worked, but it could be a bit more vibrant with a little more courage on my part.
He asked, “With or without glasses?” and I said with, because he is rarely seen without them. This presents a slight challenge to get the shape correct in perspective. and I have to admit, I could have done a bit better. It is what it is.
Data | Description |
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Title | Vasileios |
Artist | Derrick Oswald |
Medium | Watercolour on acid-free, cellulose, fine-grained, natural-white paper |
Dimensions (w × h cm) | 29.7 × 42 |
Date | 2023 |