Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by rox_rox:
This is amazing! What a sport he is. Don't get a turtle, keep shooting people! OK, go ahead and get a turtle...but keep shooting people, too. The red is a great choice and the eyes are incredible. I really appreciate the fact that they are not bloodshot (my pet peeve:).

The shadow doesn't really bother me. It sort of creates a sinister feeling; even though he looks pretty non-sinister under that paint. Nice work, Amanda!

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by amandalore:
hmm... a few people have mentioned the shadow on his head, really, most of that is where the paint was too thin, I did the finishing up while he was standing, so I didn't really notice the top of his head, lol, and then the shadow just happened to fall that way, so it was magnified... oh well, guess I could've painted it more once I noticed, but I didn't want to make it longer than it had to be.

Thanks everyone for the comments, lol, and yeah he's get a nice big bald head... perfect for painting

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by eschelar:
Great stuff with the eyes.

Bit of a dark spot on the head from lighting...

Did you start with your lights at 90 degrees or 120 degrees angle from each other? Maybe they need to be a tiny bit higher... ?

Lighting can be really tough.

I think you are definitely starting to move beyond "coming along nicely" now...

Nice to shoot someone else for a change isn't it?

A nitpick would be in the strange soft appearance of the eyes. A bit of sharpening or something might give them a bit more snap... maybe. I'd try a fairly wide radius with some strong amounts masked just to the eyes on a separate layer and maybe in darken mode and play with the opacity... Just a guess.

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by s4nd3r99:
excellent! the eyes work perfectly here.
He has a large head, doesn't he ? :-)

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by owen:
This is great. The eyes really make it. Well done.

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by levyj413:
Gave this an 8. Yet another creative, well-done shot from you. You're definitely demonstrating repeatedly why you're on my favorite photogs list. :)

And that was before I even realized the connection between the title and the crop!

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by BrianR:
New he blushed after shooting your lines image,HA HA, great finish deserved higher. Well done Dave.

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by PhilipDyer:
This was one of my favorites from the challenge. No turtles for Amanda.

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by Marc923:
Hey Amanda, great shot. One of the 2 10's I gave out.

Speak no evil
by amandalore

Comment by brimac:
Interesting shot...... The blue eyes really make this photo pop. The subject must have had fun putting on, and taking off the red paint!7