Completed Critique Afghan Girl - Finished

[Ferris]

Hi All,

She's done! The girl with the difficult-to-paint eyes! Hope you like her.

In the end I decided to go for a gloss coat over the eyes, instead of a catchlight. I just couldn't get the catchlight to look right.

I'm afraid this'll be my last paintjob for a while, as I'll be moving to another continent over the next weeks and I expect that'll absorb quite a bit of time. And my paints will be on a ship for 6 weeks, darn... .

Cheers,
Adrian

 

[Ferris]

Here's the original picture, and another one, picturing the same woman a few decades later (the girl was 13 when the famous picture was taken):

 

[Helm]

Brilliant work Adrian you've really captured a very distinctive look perfectly, best of luck with the move fellah

Steve

 

[DEL]

Tell you what Adrian.......we all knew this was going to be a stunning piece of work.
Safe journey.
Cheers
Derek

 

[housecarl]

Gorgeous.
Carl.

 

[Stephen Ward]

Damn fine work sir. The end result was worth the wait!

 

[John Bowery]

Adrian,
You should be proud of a job well done. Good luck on the move and hope to hear from you soon.
Cheers
John

 

[Osebor]

Good Job, Good luck, Good Journey! Fair Winds and Following Seas!

 

[pmfs]

Hi Adrian!

This is your best till now mate - I love what you done with the flesh tones, robes, eyes etc...

Cheers,
Pedro.

 

[Mark S]

Superb result Adrian, the finished bust is stunning, well done.
And all the best with your move.

 

[Johan Kees]

Catchlight or not, this is some marvelous piece of paint work. My congratulations.

Jhan

 

[Jeff T]

Just superb Adrian!

What a beautiful piece of work.


Cheer's,
Jeff.

 

[mil-mart]

Adrian beautiful painting and a stunning finish congratulations.

Cheers Ken

 

[brian]

Stunning Adrian!!
Brian

 

[Ron Tamburrini]

Great all round Adrian
Flesh tones look superb and the robe tone is fantastic.
Glad you done away with the catchlights for me they don't work in 3 D

I can see a pillaring coming on for that remark
Good luck with the move.

Ron

 

[Maki]

Great, just great. I like you decided to sculpt some extra hair locks on the forehead... looks wonderful.

Well done,
Mario

 

[Helm]

I'm just glad to see that a least two other people don't do use catchlights either

Steve

 

[taffjones]

Fantastic work mate, You have really done n excellent job capturing the eyes.

Jonesy

 

[Martin Antonenko]

Hi Adrian!

One of the best - probably the best! - painted versions, I have ever seen!

Very close to the original - stunning job!!!

Cheers

 

[Aveleira]

Great Work Adrian! And I brlieve it's not an easy job... unsual skin tones. It's much more difficult try to achieve real tones, than ones we do on our own on the figures, and I think you achieved it very well

Regards
Pedro