There's something about painting old men with white hair that really appeals to me for some reason. I think it's the challenge of whispy hair against old, leathery skin. Wrinkles are so much fun! And big, bushy eyebrows.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Gandalf
Back in January I posted the oil sketch for this piece. I've been finished with it for a while, with the occasional tweak here and there and finally decided that it was time to share.
There's something about painting old men with white hair that really appeals to me for some reason. I think it's the challenge of whispy hair against old, leathery skin. Wrinkles are so much fun! And big, bushy eyebrows.
There's something about painting old men with white hair that really appeals to me for some reason. I think it's the challenge of whispy hair against old, leathery skin. Wrinkles are so much fun! And big, bushy eyebrows.
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Hot damn! Kristina this turned out fantastic. I love it :)
ReplyDeleteThis is FANTASTIC! Love it :)
ReplyDeleteI agree, wrinkles are tons of fun! Beautiful piece :)
ReplyDeleteNice!!! I think this calls for a companion portrait-Gandalf the White:)
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