wow...its completely diffrent from your 3rd step.... i would say your 4th step was the step where you give your magic to your painting.....great work.......i am amazed. by the way the white effect in the skein tone is by which type of color???is it acrelic???????or somthing else???

Thank you, a Gouache watercolour white it covers the skin tone and takes it back to a base colour.

oh so this gouache.......i have them i think its time to use it once.....i used it once but it wasent looking nice so i tear off the portrait ...i'll try it someother time

tres joli, bravo brainfree

Merci,

Here's another beautiful portrait, Good job!!!

Thank you,

Merci, la dernière étape et accomplissent, j'a utilisé un petit crayon en pastel bleu-clair sur les yeux.

Merci, la dernière étape et a accompli. Worthit à la fin la finition est le plus important, il prend seulement un tme court pour apprendre le peu de peinture, mais comment marcher des années parties.

c'est bien pour nous de mettre étapes par étapes. Mais c'est tout de même dur en couleur. Pendant les vacances je fais une aquarelle en couleur, mais çà va être horrible

Ayez la confiance dans vous-même, j'ai vu votre travail et it' ; s très bon. Le travail étape par étape est de montrer la transition. Ils ne sont pas simplement compliqués difficile.

merci de vos encouragements

Fascinating brian,I enjoyed watching her come into fruition!

Thank you, it takes the bit of magic and me switching off the teacher mode, to get the little bit extra.

It is fascinating,that's for sure!

I find the strange feeling as I get towards the end of a realy good portrait to be incredible. I'm working on the Rolling stones four portraits it's going well and I will save the last touches and paint them all at the same time going from board to board. What a buzz better than all the drugs and I know that, mind only the lower ones. When was a young man in the 60's I was a bit of a rebel and in later life it has cost me dear with health problems. But it gave me great expierence of life and love.

Wow!...you were celebrating the spirit then I suppose.Ronnie Wood is an amazing artist,I love his paintings.He excels at portrait work,unbelievable!

I hope I do him justice.

I am sure you will!

she's quite sweet!!

I only know she was in the film sunshine, as I didn't pick her, it was to teach someone something.

achievment !!

Thank you, it's the bit of magic at the end that I always feel.

Now, I've done the four stages for you, try coping them they follow a pattern don't worry if it does not work straight away I hope you can see the way it's done. very light and darkening as you go. Tell me if your going to have a go and I will be waiting to see your interpretation. Good Luck.

great work such transion fomr the other ones. Why do you make four copies. To show the progress or something els?>3

Thank you, It started with someone wanting to know how I made a portrait, so I do them to help other newer artists, see a portrait in say four steps. Each showing a stage of the process. Of course I scan the portrait four times, their not individual portraits

True, that is a great way to show progress during the process!!!

I hope it helps others

Perfect!

Thank you, Sorry for delay i have the flu, on the mend now, Merry Christmas, Happy new year.

wooaa she's so cute !!

Sorry for delay been ill for a few days flu, little bit better now Thank You for your comment I think she cute in the film 'sunshine' where she wears glasses and Merry Christmas to you.

thanks merry christmas to you too

Love seeing how you developed this piece it was very educational thanks a million Brian you are really a great teacher!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If I had to relive my life I would have gone to art school as a boy and then later have gone on to teaching college. I have been teaching scouts and on this website. I love the view of someone taking on board what your saying and then learn from them when they put their own twist on it. Both Sigrid and Rupin are now both very good watercolourists, after such a short time. Mind I don't think I would have made an English Teacher (Grammer or spelling) I try and thats the main thing.

wow . very beautiful . i really like it

Thank you, it's a part of a teaching portrait from drawing through to the finish. Why not have ago.