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    About Face

    ByJeffrey Smith December 24, 2007April 7, 2019

    So you’ve covered the canvas.  The portrait is done, right? Not quite.  After the lay-in is complete,  it’s time to step back and looks at the painting.  The best question that you…

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    The Lay-in

    ByJeffrey Smith December 23, 2007April 7, 2019

    So the canvas is ready.  You put out your paint. Now what? How and where do you begin?  It’s time for the lay-in, or block in. It’s the term used…

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    The Gouache Study

    ByJeffrey Smith December 14, 2007June 24, 2015

      This is one of several studies that I completed for a recent portrait commission.  It was painted on white watercolor paper with a  limited pallet of gouache paint. What…

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