tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754243286444633388.post1379925858623839469..comments2024-02-02T09:43:16.982+00:00Comments on Russ Cook: Silk Purses & Sow's EarsRuss Cookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02955881749216018914noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754243286444633388.post-54535069074009831732013-10-26T11:49:45.372+01:002013-10-26T11:49:45.372+01:00Thanks for the kind words, FatBoy. You're abso...Thanks for the kind words, FatBoy. You're absoluteley right regarding out-of-date ref' pix. I've been lucky in the past inasmuchas the customer has provided notes where certain hairstyles must not be referenced because of this very problem. One other scenario I didn't mention was when I only get two reference images and neither of them bears much resemblance to the other. Which photo best represents the subject? Aaagh!Russ Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955881749216018914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8754243286444633388.post-87889010217269041362013-10-26T00:54:29.735+01:002013-10-26T00:54:29.735+01:00I am not in your league Russ, but I know all too w...I am not in your league Russ, but I know all too well the problems with reference photos, and I have done a lot of caricatures from the most obscure pictures. The one you did not mention is that the photo was taken some 10 years ago and they have changed? They have sun glasses or a hat on, or a very common one is her hair has changed completely or they are now bald? I can never believe that they ask for a caricature before checking they have a good photo first? I am a great Fan of your work, Best Wishes.FatBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543792458843091204noreply@blogger.com