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8x10 oil paint on gesso board.Quick Study.
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wow my name is amber marie! This is so beautiful I absolutely love your work.
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for the first couple seconds , i thought this one was a photograph
very nice color and shading from the dark to the skin tone.
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Thank you so much girl!!!!
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your quick study kicks all of my paintings in the bum, lol.. i really love this.. you paint beautifully
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Well, for a "quick study" as you call it, this is incredible. I have always had trouble with oils...and know how hard they can be. And that is why this is just that much more impressive to me. Great work...can't wait to see more..
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Thank you so much.. Oil were very hard for me until I got proper instruction.. A great teacher means so much. Can't wait to learn more!!!
Cheers!
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I need to get me one of them there good teacher things don't I....lol.
No really, in college, I experimented with the oils, and though I liked them ok and all, I really liked watercolors better. Then a few years later, someone put an airbrush in my hand and said, ok..push that button, pull that and paint...and I swear, it was like coming home for me...i don't do I much here in Chicago...too cold and the snow thing in the winter...and I can't inside. (Did that once in my apt in florida...never getting that security deposit back) But the weather is starting to pick up...so soon...
And isn't that a strange thing about us artists. At least for me, I hated school....oh i just dreaded classes and most of the time, I only went cause if i didn't, I couldn't play ball. But yet, here I am, 15 yrs out of high school...9 out of college, and I can't wait to learn more and more about this art stuff. Insane isn't it?
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That is gorgeous!! I love the contrast between the yellow background and the black and white clothes.And the cherry of the cake:the lips.
Beautiful
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It looks like you built up a couple layers of paint and sculpted it a bit!! Very lovely!!
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I did build up lots of paint.. it's very hard to do because if it dries even a little bit it gets sticky and gross..
Thank you!
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I am still new to oils, so I will definitely take your word for it!! 
Oh yeah, and your welcome!!
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there is something with that piece that i can not define exactly what it is.
but it looking spesial...some how sculptural...some how reminds me of the john currin images.
i love it!
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Wow.. What a compliment.. he is amazing.. Thanks so much!
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yes, he is amazing!
i love his images!
you are welcome
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This is gorgeous: I love the skin texture and the glossy lips.
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Thanks.. Amber IS gorgeous!!.. oh and so is her art
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You're welcome! And yes, she really is.
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WOW! Your art is TOP CLASS. its awesome.
I wanna ask you some tips if you dont mind. Im trying to start on oils. Do you use underpainting? People seems to work with Grisaille (b&w) or verdaccio (greenish), wich one do you like best?
Wich medium did you used for the glazing on this piece? I heard that the Gel Medium works better for glazing, instead of just adding loads of turpentine, is this so?
Kudos for your piece again! Really amazing!
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Hello! Thanks for the compliment.
I do use underpainting it is a very important step. Not only does it map out the values for what you are going to paint, but it will unify the color of the whole peice once it is done.
For portraits or daylight paintings I use burnt umber and burnt seinna for the underpainting. I use more umber on the cooler parts and more sienna where the warmer parts are going to be.
For night pictures I like to use ultra marine blue and a touch of asphaultum(gamblin) for the darker parts.
For glazing I like to use liquin original. Yes turpintine will dull your painting. I've never tried gel medium before.
Good luck! You have a great great ability for drawing. I'm sure you'll make an excellent painter because drawing and light is key to being a successful painter.
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Thanx a lot for your kind reply. Your art is gorgeous! Keep doing your awesome work. Thanx again for your tips!
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Thanks! no problem anytime you have questions feel free to ask!
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Ooh freshness.. what a compliment!
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amazing pose and lighting! i love her lips especially.
the one thing i would mention though is the hairline on the right...is is meant to look greyish and smudgy?
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Thanks.. Yea I could fix the smudgyness. I'm not sure that this peice was really a finish.. just a study. Maybe I'm just lazy. hehe.
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quick schmick.
love the feel of the way you have layed the paint down in this one... luminous and lucious.
well done.
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Thanks!! Amber is luminous and lucious!
Check her out
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ahhhhh, so it is THAT Amber... She has been on my watch list for a long time. do you know each other in RL?
have a great and joyous weekend.
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Yup Amber's my buddy. She's as sweet as she looks
Cheers!
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that is awesome... thanks for that bit
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Thank you.. Amber's too pretty not to paint well!!
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A good model helps!
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