Incredible. What is this made from? Acrylic paints?

Thanks. The underpainting was acrylic, but everything visible is oils.

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this is great
the texture of the skin is so fluid and full of life
I like the glow of this portrait
cheers

Thank you, kindly!

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beautiful work.... see my oil paintings gallery, if you like

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I love your use of color in this. I had to mentally swat myself, as I caught my mind trying to apply realism strictures to your lovely impressionistic work. Obviously, I'm not as "over the whatever" as I thought I was.

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i love it! the colours make it so interesting to look at, and presumably more interesting to paint (or maybe that's just how i find it). it's a technically wonderful drawing, and the shading is smooth as well as creative- that's so neat!! well done, it rocks!

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Haha, thanks keight!
Actually the reference pic was pretty wild, colour-wise. Whilst I dont deny that I have the heart of an impressionist, and that I interpreted a little, I sadly cant take credit for much of the er, diversion from normality!

I used two refs (having lost the original) I think the 1st was a straight photo with very weird studio lighting, and the 2nd a manip of it with the contrast really cranked up.

I constantly battle between trying to be true to my refs and wanting to bring out things that most might not see....I dont want to paint realism, but I want to be *able* to! I'm very irritated with my ability to deliver portraits that look just like my subjects, but Biggie was kind of easy in that respect, he had such a distincti√e face.

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Thanks very much indeed!

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Wow, this came out very nice!

I really love the subtle hues... as well as the background, simply dazzling.

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