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Tea-Rex In reply to LmAnt [2012-12-17 19:54:20 +0000 UTC]
'Takes me a little time some times to respond when I want to think a bit. Coffee hours are best for this.
"I enjoy just looking as much as I do reading."
And I would always have you look in the eyes.
Yes .. it is all in the eyes. Such deep pools of emotion are ever so inviting to an intelligent man. By far, the greater portion of attention is invested in the eye light of these portraits. If I don't see spirit there the image will never be posted. Without a sense of life essence ... this aspect in the Sura portrayal which first caught your own eyes ... without this essence a portrait is a failure to me. I may in certain cases return at a later date to see if a ressurection can be performed.
My drive with this little creative adventure is "as in life so in the portrait". & As in life, it is when gazing a while into the eyes that I fall with heart and sense for the subject of a portrait.
In any visual medium when crafting a portrait the eyes must always be the primary point of focus. I worked for years as a professional photographer. With a camera this focus can be achieved with a depth-of-field, with dramatic lighting or through composition. The eyes must dominate a portrait unless one has a very good reason to draw attention to the lips or some other feature. A true portrait, however, exists to reveal authentic aspects of the subject.
Character truths exist within us. Certain facial expressions will reveal glimpses of internal truths but it is ever the eyes which reveal the heart of a person.
Portraying exterior aspects of a subject: posture, hair style, costume, ornaments, etc, will only produce a charicature which reveals very little of the unique individual within.
So, no .. it is "no wonder" at all; the eyes are the royal path. Perhaps this is what was meant by "insight" when the word evolved!?
A warm hug to you!!
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Tenebere [2012-12-15 16:55:08 +0000 UTC]
i like the sienna tones in this render.
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alyssonsk8 [2012-12-15 16:15:13 +0000 UTC]
great work !
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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:23:09 +0000 UTC]
Voce tem uma bela galeria !
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Tea-Rex In reply to alyssonsk8 [2012-12-15 16:29:55 +0000 UTC]
Obrigado muito, Alysson!
As suas palavras são significantes para mim.
Ele é a paixão. A vida sem paixão não é a vida.
Pode você gostar de um fim de semana criativo e brilhante!
Calor,
Terry
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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:30:35 +0000 UTC]
você fala minha lingua???
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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:37:23 +0000 UTC]
Eu moro perto de Belo Horizonte, uma puequena cidade conhecida como Formiga, fica há 80 km de divinopolis...
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alyssonsk8 In reply to Tea-Rex [2012-12-15 16:52:16 +0000 UTC]
Minas é muito bela realmente,faz muito tempo que esteve no brasil?
É um grande prazer conhecê-lo.
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