Members RidgebackCustoms Posted June 30 Members Report Posted June 30 I've been spending my leather time learning to do portrait work. The Elktracks studio courses by Annie Libertini have been invaluable in that effort. My first from scratch portrait is Stan "The Man" Lee. I love comic book heroes and his voice overs from the old cartoons always carry fond memories. As an adult it was great watching the Marvel universe come to life on the big screen, especially the X-men and Spiderman. Appreciate any criticisms or notes for improvement. I already know I probably wouldn't do the background the same. It seems to busy to me and distracts the boundary between figure and background, especially around the hair. Quote
CFM chuck123wapati Posted June 30 CFM Report Posted June 30 great job !!! i agree with you on the background. Quote Worked in a prison for 30 years if I aint shiny every time I comment its no big deal, I just don't wave pompoms. “I won’t be wronged, I won’t be insulted, and I won’t be laid a hand on. I don’t do these things to other people, and I require the same from them.” THE DUKE!
Members BlackDragon Posted June 30 Members Report Posted June 30 I agree about the background but the actual portrait is excellent. I remember sitting in front of the TV on Sat mornings with a bowl of cereal singing along to the Spiderman theme song lol Quote
PastorBob Posted June 30 Report Posted June 30 Wow! Amazing work. I always liked his cameo appearances in the recent movies. Quote In God's Grace, Pastor Bob "While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:8 www.PastorBobLeather.com YouTube Channel
Members Sheilajeanne Posted July 1 Members Report Posted July 1 Me too, Pastor Bob! My favourite was where Thor gives him some Asgardian liquor and he gets totally drunk! "EXCELSIOR!!" My one criticism is the blank glasses just weird me out. I know it won't be easy to do, but I think you need to give him some eyes behind those glasses. Excellent job - I can't imagine doing portraits in leather! Quote
Members MarshalWill Posted July 1 Members Report Posted July 1 (edited) Very well done. Looks realistic, which takes a good eye and touch with the tools. If you want to subdue the background stamping, could you go over it lightly with a modeling spoon? Edited July 1 by MarshalWill Quote
Members RidgebackCustoms Posted July 2 Author Members Report Posted July 2 On 7/1/2025 at 2:40 AM, Sheilajeanne said: My one criticism is the blank glasses just weird me out. I know it won't be easy to do, but I think you need to give him some eyes behind those glasses. Fair. I was scared to try on the first portrait, but think I'm going to give it another go to see if I can get the eyes behind the glasses. 16 hours ago, MarshalWill said: If you want to subdue the background stamping, could you go over it lightly with a modeling spoon? I think I may try to dye the background to increase the contrast. Quote
Members Sheilajeanne Posted July 2 Members Report Posted July 2 3 hours ago, RidgebackCustoms said: Fair. I was scared to try on the first portrait, but think I'm going to give it another go to see if I can get the eyes behind the glasses. I would do a sketch first, of course, to get everything in the right place, and see if you can find any photos to use for reference. Good luck! Quote
Members MarshalWill Posted July 3 Members Report Posted July 3 On 7/2/2025 at 4:52 AM, RidgebackCustoms said: Fair. I was scared to try on the first portrait, but think I'm going to give it another go to see if I can get the eyes behind the glasses. I think I may try to dye the background to increase the contrast. Dying the background would certainly do the trick. It wouldn't even have to be very contrasting, either. Quote
Members ThisIsMyFirstRodeo Posted July 8 Members Report Posted July 8 Wow. Just. Wow. Beautiful work! AZR Quote
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