This is Giannia,my grandaughter, who is growing so fast. She loves to come visit, and this is how she gives me a kiss. I love when babies are learning, so fun and so cute. She has her mother Theresa's beauty (see her under women portraits and them together in Beautiful expressions of love). For her, I do much anything, even share her pink eye infection this past week. It was worth it! Painted with a wacom tablet and stylus pen, using Painter IX software. I used layers of airbrush the most with different brush settings and softness. I used water brush tools, such as dotting and dragging the grainy round brush to blend the background colors, and other water and blending tools for the rest. The hair is blended stands that I built up in layers of single strands over wider brush swipes, then softly blended then together, leaving some individual areas not as blended strands. I'm getting better with eyes and lashes, as before had trouble with small detail areas. The Painter IX software is able to do little areas and tiny brushes I could not with the older version of Painter Classic that I used in many of my first digital paintings. I also learned to use a larger canvas area and resolution. Some of my first were done as low as a 72 dpi, as I didn't know any different. I know not to now, if I want better prints. Hope you like this one. It took a while, had to finish it with one eye not so infected. I'm on the mend now, thank goodness.
16 Comments
tazda lawson 01 May 2006
Pucker-up babyJimmie Mathews 06 Apr 2006
just keep amazing me.Tracey Loftis 29 Mar 2006
Terry, you speak portuguese? WOW. Now here's a face to launch a thousand ships. Great captureCathie Brock 28 Mar 2006
Lovely treasure Terry, brilliant shot...Cath xxxNira Dabush 28 Mar 2006
WONDERFUL WORK,TERRY...ADORABLE!K L Marsala 28 Mar 2006
scrumputous!John Graham Inkson 28 Mar 2006
Charming, and very well done Terry.PMyers 28 Mar 2006
What a gorgeous little angel. I love her expression. What a doll.Lucia Stewart 28 Mar 2006
Very cute!José Fortunato 28 Mar 2006
I agree with you. When babies are waking to the World and interacting with us is wonderful ! Congratulations for your beautiful grandaughter and photo work you did! Ah ! How is it possible you be a so young grandmother ?????????Billy Lewis 28 Mar 2006
wow terry tthis is wounderful and so cute.Great workHanna Stawska 28 Mar 2006
Lovely!corry stuart 28 Mar 2006
oh how cute what a dollJoke Schotting 28 Mar 2006
So sweet,Terry!!!!!thea walstra 28 Mar 2006
Cute and awesome workEmily Reed 28 Mar 2006
Aw, she's so sweet, Terry!