Friday, July 20, 2012

Sliced - sold

'Sliced' sold
2.5" x 3.5" ACEO colored pencil

Decided to try something a little different this time. A smaller size (holy cow was that tricky!!), a different point of view, and a bit of an edgy feel to this portrait.

I kinda like the results. Although I don't know how often I will do these itty bitty pieces (do you have any idea how difficult it is to draw a face that small?) but it was fun, so I guess that means I will have to try these ACEO's again. One day. :)

This was last week's Daily Paintworks challenge, paint a miniature. And honestly I had no idea how hard it would be when I attempted it, or I probably would not have.

It seems to betray all logic that something so small was so blasted difficult doesn't it?

Yep. I thought so too. Have a good weekend everyone! Huzzah!

reference photo by Kelsey's love fusion on flickr, thank you!

13 comments:

  1. Que ojos tan bonitos!! es un retrato de cerca maravilloso, happy weekend!

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  2. Goodness that is small! how on earth did you manage that, but anyways you managed it with your usual great skill. love it!

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  3. this is really amazing because it looks like a big portrait and yet its SO small.! Love her eyes...YOU ARE GOOD! Crystal.

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  4. So beautiful, Crystal....I love my ACEO's but that's probably because I have a difficult time seeing the "big" picture :)

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  5. Are you kidding me.. How can you paint that small. I struggle in 6x8 inch itself. And again a great work..

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  6. That is teeny, tiny, but I love your point of view. You do such great work with such amazing imagination. I'm learning a lot. Can you follow a person twice?

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  7. Crystal, that's excellent! Fun! I too love the cropping - all very dramatic. SO great!

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  8. It sure is difficult! But you have done an awesome job nevertheless.
    Best wishes,

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  9. I think it must be very difficult to get much detail in to a tiny painting like this! Still, somehow you managed it - of course! It is amazing! You are right - it does have a really edgy feel. That hair is so life like and the eye... well, all of it! :0)

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  10. This would have been a great portrait at ANY size, but to paint it so small is unbelievable. Stunning work.

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  11. If the lips weren't so full, this would be a likeness of my granddaughter's boyfriend, Max. His hair is worn in this style ... mind you, he is Australian :0)

    Wonderful Crystal, I love the way you experiment, and with such brilliant results.

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  12. Really don't know how you do it, to pack so much power into such a small piece, amazing!

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