Alexandra Potter and a Tentacle

Friday, November 22nd, 2013

-By Serge Birault

Here’s a picture of the lovely Alexandra Potter:
I’ve been very influenced by :
George Petty : For the cartoon shapes and the pose.
Hubert de Lartigue (http://www.hubertdelartigue.com/) : For the tones and the soft light.
I did this picture last year, but I think I never shared the steps : 

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    I like seeing all the little adjustments and choices you made! Moving her foot back seems like a small thing but it made the composition so much nicer. I love how sleek the final image is!

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    Beautiful piece; I love how you aligned her arm and neck to create a stark straight line, it's a great contrast with the spirally tentacle. Great work!

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    Any advice working on the light reflection for leather or vinyl fabric?

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    Go to Serge's blog (just Google his name), in one of his older entries he shows you how he paints leather. He uses an interesting technique with layers.