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What is the secret of convincing portraiture, whether done digitally or in traditional media or a mixture of the two? And how important is it that depictions be faithful to the subject, or is there a great deal of latitude in terms of personal interpretation? \u00a0I talked to a group of leading illustrators to find out, in a feature for Digital Arts Magazine.<\/p>\n

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Minni Havas created this image for designer Anne T\u00f6rnroos, who used the picture for an earring box. "The picture is based on a photo and it\u2019s mainly drawn with watercolor pencils, the earrings are merged with photo and the signs on her face are taken from another picture," explains the artist <\/p><\/div>\n

Here’s an extract:<\/em><\/p>\n

For fleshing out a portrait, Finnish artist Minni Havas<\/a> recommends starting from your faintest colours and carefully adding them from lighter to darker on top of each other.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat way you can still make corrections to the image while drawing,\u201d she explains. \u201cWhen I draw or paint skin, I keep in mind that human skin is translucent and covers blue and reddish blood vessels. So the skin isn\u2019t monotone.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI never use black for shadows on skin or textile,\u201d she adds. \u201cInstead I use complementary colours mixed with darker shades of the base hue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cardiff-based illustrator Kath Morgan <\/a>uses a technique of working upwards through the levels of detail for both digital painting and acrylic. \u201cWhat this means is that I\u2019ll start out by blocking in the main areas of light, dark and colour, making sure that all the structures are as I want them,\u201d she explains. \u201cThen I\u2019ll refine these with smaller brushes during the longest part of the painting process.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe details go in last. Getting caught up in detail too early can result in a distorted image you can\u2019t bear to erase, or boredom when you realise how much work is left to go.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read the full feature online<\/a><\/p>\n

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