Some portrait practice in Clip Studio, looking at a reference photo by Dmitriy Ganin on Pexels. I enjoyed recreating the gentle warm and cool tonal balance of the original image, and then adding my own textures and brighter colours.

== Playlists == Landscapes: https://makertube.net/w/p/rXGXkpr9NWvj4QMuShd5PE Woodland: https://makertube.net/w/p/7GzrZyn4kEpbpUgLfKtUuA Flowers: https://makertube.net/w/p/o1NwT1is1vkobXYNxQBV4c Portraits: https://makertube.net/w/p/7iVuAySpBXwsR4a7xjCpcE Portugal Series: https://makertube.net/w/p/guLCTtAQTAczdT9uRvPd9h

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Music credits: Joel Cummins, Asher Fulero, www.bensounds.com

Sunset Watcher Digital Painting Time Lapse © 2024 by Helen McLaughlin is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0