The many faces of a Chopin medallion

This is try #2. Almost finished. Working at this size (2″ diameter, 1.5″ portrait) means the portrait changes by the smallest of adjustments.  It requires infinite amounts of patience, perseverence, discipline. I find that if I work on it for more then 2-3 hrs a day, frustration and impatience sets in, which inevitably leads to distraction of the work. Sadly, the one after this one fell victim to impatience.  

I thought it would be interesting to post the changing faces as I went along. The first pic is to show the actual size of the medallion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I just need to work a bit more on the direction of the eyes. Unfortunately the piece is dry, so not sure  how much more can I do.

~ by erikatakacs on June 13, 2009.