No, not as good as I want to be. But I think this one is pretty good. Looking back I think the first one looks the closest so maybe I’m trying too hard?
Though coming from never painting a real person before I’m pretty happy overall.
Droporain (no idea how to tag people) asked for a young Sammy. This is him! Sort of, he’s probably in his 40s here.
I’ve been watching you post these since #1. I can say that I enjoy all of them, but it sure looks like you are getting more comfortable with what you’re doing. This #5 feels more like you have proportions and shading much more focused, and dialed in.
Painting portraits of people is hard work, especially famous people. Humans in general focus on pattern recognition and the things we see a lot of are peoples faces, so humans tend to be “good” at finding flaws when something doesn’t look quite right. Don’t let this discourage you. This is looking great. Keep it up.
Thank you, and you’re totally right! I’ve avoided it for 40+ years. Guess it’s time to get good at it.