This is the son of a friend. The background in the reference photo was a little chaotic, so I simplified it with this gradation of green that marries well with his coat color and stands as a good complement to his hat. The light and shadow shapes of his face were not so obvious here, other than the spotlight on his cheek, so I just tried to get the right color and value in each little patch. By the way, an app called ChromaMagic is a very useful tool for color picking. I use it a lot.
Here are some process images. It's amazing how dark the skin tones appear at first, before any background color is added. As I painted this, I thought how it might look better if the ball at the top of his hat were bigger and went off the panel. Maybe right, maybe wrong--either way, it was fun to make this design decision that went beyond the reference photo.
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