Thanks to everyone for their kind words. I find this thread move too fast to comment on everyones work, but I have to say the standard is incredible.
eilidh: Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate them. I have to say that it is also nice seeing traditional media being used by yourself, and to a high level. I have to say “right back at you” concerning the expression of the pope, you are doing a great job, and you have created a wonderful shine on his robes. Great stuff.:applause:
could have worked on the drawing forever and never been right so I
decided to just go with it.
first bit of paint:)
Mark
Hi guys,
Sorry for the delayed response time, it took me a while to set up the 50 portraits thread. It’s great to see the incredible work here. Mazalo, that is just amazing work!
Cheers, 
~Rebeccak
agggggg:twisted: …head-ache and my eyes are hurt…, (that’s why i choose this one but) AGGGGG:twisted:
absolutly grid work… but hard… dang grass and tree on bg and water lilies…
this is what i got so far…
mazalo, now i really admire you, you are the man…
eili - amazing pencil work. great detail. kudos
fate - what are you using, watercolor?
maz - how do you find the time for all the people? That is something else.
sturm - don’t get flustered. just take the weekend off and come back to it. It is coming along quite nicely.
reb - where’s yours and what have you been doing?
Nice work everyone, it’s all coming along very well. This is a lovely thread… thanks Rebecca for setting it up. =]
I like some other people chose one of the simpler ones. Hopefully this means I can do another copy before the deadline. Well, here’s my addition.
Very nice job on this portrait, chisheng! Looking forward to seeing your next one if you do another…
Hi, great job everyone, here another update, is getting dificult to make the right expresion on the face, Velazquez is a great master, so enough talk let`s keep moving…
Step 7:
hmmmm. everybody went to head workshop:shrug:
i cant find a time to sit down with my nymph recently… i’m not forget about them yet,
be patient…
guys gals come back here…
guys gals come back here…
You’re not alone here, sturmkim!
(Though I have been occupied with the 50 heads as well…)
I’m finishing up choice 3 - fixing up the greyscale and adding colour, aiming to make the July 9 deadline.
Choice 3: [size=2]
John William Waterhouse (1849-1917)
I am Half-sick of Shadows, said the Lady of Shalott
Oil on canvas, 1915
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alas… dead line is July 9th? already…
YMSThanks for remind me( i was totally forget about deadline…)
Here is my new nymph study…focus on hair shading, and skin…( no likeness at all…)
i hope i can finished sketch for all compostition…always… no promises
So much great work in here! The museums are going to be careful in the future - a lot of good copies out there nowadays 
I´m not gonna join this one. I fell totally in love with Geromes way of painting and, most of all, his colors. So I´m continuing the theme and doing another copy over in my own thread. I think I can learn so much from him.
But, I´ll lurk around as always following your progress and say AAAAAHHHH and WOW and other constructive comments:wavey:
C´ya!
well deathline is here so…here it is , I think this is finished. I know I could paint more on this but there is no time and I think I got the atmosphere of the painting pretty good…Thanks everbody for good words…
…here is larger version
http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g93/mazalo/Hals_Davidenkofinishedforcg.jpg
Hi everyone,
My apologies for being a bit AWOL…the 50 Portraits thread has been consuming a lot of my energy lately. It’s great to see all the work here!
mazalo,
That is INCREDIBLE!!! :bounce:Please post a high res version here as well. It would also be great to see 800 pixel wide detail shots! 
For everyone who finished their pieces:
PLEASE POST AN 800 PIXEL WIDTH version here as well as a HI-RES VERSION.
Thanks everyone for your great participation!!
Cheers,
~Rebeccak
4 hours… For the life of me i couldent paint his hand i tryed to paint it over 20 times…
Here a color version
And black and white
Also check out my sb for the step by step http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=45253&page=7
