PAINTING: Gaudete

[Rieping]

Greetings in Christ,

I completed a new digital painting entitled "Gaudete." It is actually my first full-fledged digital painting in quite a while. Please view and critique it at

www.deviantart.com/deviation/55292643/

The woman in the photo is from my parish's youth group.

May God bless you always.

Your servant in Christ,
John

[syme]

Very nice! I like the colors and the mood of the painting. My criticisms would be that there is something odd with her legs -- it doesn't really look like they're coming out from her shorts -- and also that her arms are a bit too thick. But overall, nice job!

[Rieping]

As far as the legs coming out of the shorts, the original person was running while the photograph was taken.

As for the arms, I think you're right regarding the forearms.

CORRECTION: The person was sitting... not running. So I goofed. 05/15/07

[syme]

You know, I think revising the folds in the shorts might do the trick...