Hell yes I can! I think this is the closest likeness yet. His expression is really close but not quite right. The eyes though, that’s my favorite part. I used a completely different process and it worked much better for me! The whole painting was nearly finished but no eyes, pretty much just closed eyelids. Then I started painting on the eyes and it helped me a ton.
For a full resolution version: https://mastodon.social/@BallShapedMan/113998897109569265
Yes! The eyes! I was going to comment on them before I even read your post. They are truly Sam Jack’s eyes! Well done!
Thank you! I’m so excited. The focused effort is really paying off.
It really is. I’ve looked at this again, and I think you’ve captured more of the essence of SJ in the eyes than the photo does. In your work, there’s more of his “What the fuck?”-ness. Amazing how art works. I have no skill in this direction, so it seems like magic to me. Great stuff!
Wow, thank you!
And it’s magic to me too. Starts out looking like a finger painting from a 3rd grader and ends up like this… Magic!