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Portrait of Sally

RebeccaJ 13 Jun 2025

For Portrait of Sally, S7E5 I didn't follow the video. I watched it several times. This is an 8"x10" oil on board. I used white and black gesso to tone the board; then used white/black gesso to make a tonal sketch and attempt to get the architecture of the face. The under painting took about 2 hrs - I let it dry for about 30 min. I painted with limited palette. I started with the darks, then mid tones, and then the highlights and details. Overall, the oil paint part - that took another 3ish hours. So 5ish hours for the work.

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Wow RebeccaJ, you did great I love it. I will try your ideas.

paintingblondie The Queen of Cuties

Really nice job!

I agree with what you said earlier Rebecca, you're pretty much on your own with this one, not an easy task for a first portrait. You did good.

Super work on this appealing portrait. Thanks for the detailed how-to!

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