Blondie: Debbie!

[Ilikesoup]

I like it as a picture of a blonde woman, though her rounded shoulders give her a masculine look. I have to say that I don't see the resemblance to Blondie, though. In her heyday Debbie Harry was quite thin and her hair was straight, cut above her shoulders (at least the way I remember her). I'd expect to see her eyes half-closed, too, looking through those mascara-blackened lashes. Did you use a reference photo or is it completely from memory?

[mokad]

hey Ilikesoup, thanks for the reply!

I did not use a reference this time, no, but here is a picture of the influence for this piece. http://www.geocities.com/seventiesslammer/blondie.jpg

What would you think about the values or colour of this piece? how are the shadows?

[mokad]

alrighty, here's a touched up black and white version! how are the values and tones here? any comments?

http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q255/mokad6/debbie_paint_bw.jpg

[Ilikesoup]

Values look great to me. Her cheekbones appear to pop off the "page". Only two areas that look a bit off -- her throat and her left arm. Looks like there's a light source above her and another low one behind her. I think the shadow on her shoulder is fine but the one along her left arm is too dark. Also, her throat should round outward -- it appears concave in your drawing.

[mokad]

o yea, you're right about her throat i didn't even realize that the shadow made it look concave haahha thanks..i'll try to fix up the light source there also.

Thanks for the input.

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