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Tag: shadows in portrait painting

Posted on 6 March 2016

Portrait painting lessons (6) Shadow

shadows
Still from the video tutorial Portrait of a Little Girl

Don´t be afraid of the shadows.

In one way or another, in virtually all students I see a fear of making shadows in portrait painting. The restraint is so obvious and common that I wondered what might be the cause. I think it comes down to two.
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