I'm sure he doesn't need your internet love, and yet, Ouch.

Do you really think I initiated the animosity here, Shults? Have yourself a little read.

http://2draw.net/view/121107/

I think Dan has one of the most vile personalities I've ever come across on the Internet...and I've been around a looooong time. He's driven people away from here in hordes with his vitriolic spewing. I just usually never say anything to him because he always comes back with sarcasm or insults. I'd often like to compliment his work because I usually admire it but it's just not worth the experience of inviting an attack. Lately, I've decided I just don't give a fuck. He can be as mean as he likes. I'm not bothered.

I think he's been rather well behaved of late, it's a bit harsh to judge him on his past exploits. Personally I think he's turned over a new leaf.

Nice Work !

You really captured Sansa's simperishness.

what a character; you got him.

Fooled me! I thought it was a Suntan drawing.

love your creativity

cut it out, you're too good!

This is messing with my eyes. I can't decide if there is a tiny dark shadow around the edges or if my mind is creating one. Whichever, it's neat-O.

Makes me think of Lyle Lovett for some reason.

What a unique and awesome color palette!! Nice Roy!!

I thought this was going to be an Itchy and Miss DJ collab. If there's a band called Maw I bet they would love to have this as an album cover.

difference. i like the effect, although the purple burn eyes are distracting to me.

New colour combos for you...all that navy blue/purple in the skin tones. Love how you've used the rusty brown to move our eye around the canvas. The lights in this are pure Roytje and such a pleasure.

So sad when a piece like this gets only 8 comments. Hope it got more viewing at DA.

Flawless brush strokes, the bird is adorable!

very beautiful, ; lovely.

clavicle ear fingers almost sounds like some kind of fancy appetizer

it's that lady again isn't it?

lol
No, Lori, this time it's from a ref photo of an actual person. Er, former person. No longer living type.

I've been meaning to comment on this since I saw it some time after you first posted it, didn't do it just then and since have been too lazy to go looking for it when I was here, which isn't often anymore. Just now as it came up in the Showcase thumbnail strip I realized if I didn't do it now, I might never. You know I've always hated you because I'm so jealous of your talent, and loved you because you're so very real, which is rare. (and because you always inspired me to strive to do better)
This, I believe, is one of your best paintings, because as a self-portrait I see in that expression the Staci I think I've come to know and love/hate here. ;) Along with being absolutely perfect realism, you've done the impossible "capture the expression" thing... something that almost NEVER happens in a portrait. There's depth in those eyes, something fascinating behind them. Some people see that in the Mona Lisa and say that's why it's so upheld. (One major difference there is that I think she's ugly and you're beautiful, so... ONEUP on that one for sure... hah)

I've looked at this a lot of times and been blown away every time. I just now realized what I like about it most, the way you slightly exaggerated the things a camera does when the shot is a little overexposed and the flash is causing it. How the light shows the details in the skin in a way normal vision would never pick up on. And the corona of color around the iris. And the way the hues of the skin tones are uniformly off. It's a great painting of a 'bad' photograph. That and the killer cupid's bow mouth.

yes! you totally get it. this is a HORRIBLE picture, horrible. Bags, blotchy skin and all. if I had a zit that day I would have drawn it in as well. thanks!