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Model: Vittoria Regina
Coloured pencils on treated paper
cm. 25x28
(2015)
A reflection on solitude, and melancholy.
Inspired by Dante AlighieriΒ
"...e vo movendo intorno / le belle mani a farmi una ghirlanda..."
"...and go moving my lovely hands / around to make a garland..."
(Purgatorio, Canto XXVII)
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Comments: 37
Hello dear and as you know I am from and I am here to provide you with the critique that you have requested. Thank you so much dear for waiting patiently and remember all critiques are subjective and I will try to be 100% honest and respectful.
Firstly, I would like to start off by saying that this piece like all others looks extraordinarily beautiful. With that said allow me to begin with the values of this piece. I really am loving the very strong contrast of colors and values that I have been seeing in your latest art pieces and this one reinforces my opinion. The shadows are beautifullllll and I cannot stress this enough. I love how she is just emerging from the pure darkness and the way the shadows just play on her features. I think you did a fantastic job rendering from. I can't stress enough how I love how she just steps into the light and how you blend the ears with the background to create a very nice and challenging to pull off fade effect. The contrast of value is just stunning!
Secondly, of course I cannot forget to tell you that you have drawn this piece beautifully as well. The bone structure is very anatomically correct and very naturalistic. She looks like a photograph almsot in the sense that her features just look so real. I will try to explain the best I can 
Thirdly, and only naturally I must discuss your color palatte. The warm tones contrasting the cool tones provide and reinforce the amazing contrast. I love the variety that is in your pallete in the sense that the background is not just black but I can see a varitey of cool, deep and rich greens and browns that makes the color scheme more dynamic. The red is used incredibly well because it stands out so much and adds a hint of boldness to the piece and makes for the face to be a stronger focal point. I love the soft colored shadows on her face. I also am not sure if this was done intentionally but I love the smudge edges of the skin and I think it looks amazing!
Lastly, this whole piece has a sooooo much emotion to and is very soft and deep. I honestly was suppose to finish this critique the other day but I just couldn't stop staring at this piece!
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First of all, let me say a huge THANK YOU for all your wonderful words, becauseΒ I really, really, REALLY appreciate all of the things you say about me and my art, and you know it.
You can read and SEE when others don't, and it isn't a common thing nowadays.
When you said "Β it is just so nice to see true art" well, it moved me... I just had to say it.
Today I have read this critique to the model as well, and she liked everything about it and -most of all- she said you have perfectly understand what's behind her expression (she had a bit of all the things you said).
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bellissimo, elegante con quell'atmosfera sospesa e sognante che adoro....Β
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I love how the darkness wraps around her. Beautiful piece!
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Thank you very much!
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Amazing work! I thought it's a photograph! How's the paper treated?
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Thank you for your nice words!
I prepare the paper by painting it all over with brown and green layers of watercolour; once it is properly dried, I draw over it with pencils.
My aim is to make the actual drawings look not like drawings but more like paintings.
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I love that! I dislike color pencils because of the lack of depth. Yours looks like pastel which is lovely. Very interesting technique!
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Same reason behind my hate for watercolour.
I hate its flatness in 99% of the cases, with the exception of those of Burne Jones and Rossetti
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This is stunning!!! Love the dark background that truly showcases her lovely facial features!! Shows her elegance and serenity, but with a hint of sadness maybe.... You are a very talented artist!! Thank you for submitting to our group, much appreciated!
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Thanks a lot!
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You're welcome.
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Is the background also by colored pencils, may I ask?
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Yes, of course you can ask!
The background is also made with pencils, on a light brown tone (I use to flat paint all my sheets before drawing).
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That's so great! For me, I always face an issue that when drawing background, textures are hard to be covered, also hard to show depth in space.
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I would give up so many thing to be able to draw like you do <3
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Hey, thank you VERY much!
I'm really flattered
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