la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by bvy:
Out of this world. You've outdone yourself mightily.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by posthumous:
wow, the score and placement of this photo is a real indictment of DPC voters. A surprising level of ignorance.

Incredible work.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by HarveyG:
Wonderful portrait Johanna. The glint in her eyes is smile enough. Superb craftsmanship despite all the woes/issues you mentioned. Raised the bar again. All I'd change is the speckled skin PP. Edit: Typo

Message edited by author 2012-08-20 18:24:51.

warm
by tanguera

Comment by bmartuch:
Nice job on the back lighting.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by dtremain:
Awesome! You do magic. Even without the original, this would be special.

warm
by tanguera

Comment by Tiny:
Love the light in this image,somewhere in the top ten I think.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by nam:
Congratulations on a wonderful image, Johanna. I will remember this one a very long time :)

warm
by tanguera

Comment by Samantha_T:
I LOVE the warm tones and colors. Great contrast with her beautiful blue/green eyes.

la giaconda
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Comment by markwiley:
Excellent reproduction. Love the processing tones and lighting off the skin and fabric. The model does bear a strong resemblance to the original. Underrated by the general audience. I wonder how it would have scored if you would have had her give you a broad toothy smile. Superb work.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by JamesDowning:
Again, a great shot. I can't believe the amount of work that went into it... and to result in a lowish score... pity. I scored it an 8 for the effort involved.

Getting critical, the thing that annoyed me most was the processing on the hands. They look hairy, but I think you were going for the aged paint look. They stand out too much from the rest of the image.

If you can liquify and shrink the head a bit too, it would help. If you're going that far on the final edit, see if you can extend the chin a bit more too. (Or maybe just bring the neck back a bit) She has a bit of a manly pose right now, and with an extended chin position relative to the neck, it might assist in feminizing the pose more.