Willie Nelson

[anysia]

Mega thanks to Roya-Spirit for giving me permission to use one of the fabulous photographs she took at the Billy Bob Thorton/Wilie Nelson concert as a reference to make a digital painting.

Comments

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

Niiiiice!

[anysia.livejournal.com]

Thanks... I probably go back to it, to add more of his umm 'character lines', as I did end up taking a few years off his face. :D

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

Yes, for sure, that. Believe me, he's weathered and worn, don't hold back...(but still as great as ever.)
... and I got to see him literally at arm's length! close enough to even see the wrinkles in his arm skin.

[anysia.livejournal.com]

I dig up a photograph of my Uncle and use him for 'wrinkle reference'. :D

Willie Nelson v2.0

[anysia.livejournal.com]

(http://pics.livejournal.com/anysia/pic/00218zd4)

Re: Willie Nelson v2.0

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

I don't see enough difference?

Give him more around the eyes for laugh lines, and a bit on the cheeks for that really weathered look. My flash did reduce a bit of it as did the stage lights.

Re: Willie Nelson v2.0

[anysia.livejournal.com]

I will email them to you, and if you look at them side by side, it shows. I made the (gawd I feel mean saying this) bags under his eye deeper and puffier. I added veiny wrinkle lines on the cheek from ear to nose, also boosted the 'wattling' on the neck, and wrinkles around the mouth and corner of the eye.

I will add more, though if it starts looking like it's 'cartooning' I wind it back a bit.

Re: Willie Nelson v2.0

[roya-spirit.livejournal.com]

aha... maybe my work monitor just doesn't have good enough resolution to catch it.