Portrait of Lulu
This is a portrait of my 5 year old daughter, based on a school photo. This is my first portrait, and was a lot harder than expected. I found it a real challenge getting the right value and colour into the right places, so respect to all the artists out there that do great portraits. I did however genuinely enjoy creating this portrait, so I'll definitely be doing more of these going forward.
Getting skin tone looking right I imagine is something that takes years to master. This portrait looks a bit pale and white to me, and I now know that I should have introduced a touch of blue to reduce the intensity of the red in the skin tone, rather than adding more white.
- Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
- Size: 12x16"
- Completed: June 2011
- Status: Not for sale (info)
Additional details
- Support: Bockingford 13oz cotton canvas
- Paint: Reeves Acrylics
Additional images
Reference photo