Continuing with our portrait, a full day in the studio doesn't seem to have progressed very far, but there is a subtle change. As the picture was developing, one piece in particular was beginning to grate on me a bit. The large piece on the very crown was too white it was blurring the line between the hair and was too much of a contrast with the lower browns. Although it is very true to the original photograph, it was just a bit too much for the stained glass picture. So I spent a couple of hours cutting a new piece in a slightly darker glass. It hardly notices, but the subtle difference works much better, leaving a big smile on my face. The highlights on the head and cheek also work really well, but took an inordinate amount of time to cut; they are just a couple of millimetres wide in places.
It's very rewarding to see a familiar face slowly begin to appear. Again my photo doesn't do it justice, but you get the idea.
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