The portrait is now complete.
The final stage involved an
adjustment of the colour
saturation, hue and general
contrast to bring the picture all
together. One important step is
to add texture to the painting.
Computer art can suffer from a
lack of texture. In many cases it
is not required or even wanted.
In traditional portraits of this
nature, the addition of a base
texture adds a certain amount
of warmth and familiarity to the
picture.
portrait to that of one painted in
portrait to that of one painted in
oils but by the same token, an
oil based painting looks very
different to one done in water
colours or pastels. This skill
required is no less.
required is no less.
If you are interested in
commissioning a portrait, drop
me an email. The typical
charge for a fully mounted and
framed portrait of this nature
would be around £250.