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Question artists. What is the sequence of writing the portrait if the model is very little time for posing?

Imagine a time of war, specifically Italy, November 1943. The artist should paint a portrait of a famous military commander in the rank of Army General (later Field Marshal will be), in his submission there are more than 120000 people. No big battles, but the local fighting - across the front line, besides preparing for large-scale offensive, which should begin next week. Frontline situation does not allow him to pay for photo opportunities and a half hours, and then called into question. Apparently, the full-length portrait of one and a half hours in any form is not enough. You would start by writing a short sketch, the sketch and if you get a good sitters and approve this, they would do a portrait (starting, naturally, with those for the form and so on. You can write and then). Or would do a portrait at once without thumbnails, saving time? Finish the portrait would still have to then, no longer a model. The responsibility is large, this general is known, it knows everything. Any error will be noticed. What would you do?

And the size of a canvas?
Get once butter exact Underpainting whole figure-only jeweler for sure! Then study the face. head. torso. And time is not too little. can be done.

Maybe Generalfeldmarschall der Flieger ? :)

In such cases, takes his uniform, put on a man with a similar figure and written.
A person who writes from life.

There were artists (can not remember the name) that the portrait from memory write better than nature, and better vyrazitelnee.A in this case, the artist could and photo of the general use and the risk that does not like menshe.Togda already in full use.

Approximately 60x50 cm, portrait lap.

Yes, I forgot to say that the artist of this man very close to this has ever seen. His face was very mobile, even in the photographs are often quite different, I would say trudnovosproizvodimoe.

And if you do as you said, at least Underpainting should be shown to the customer? What if the customer does not like it? Composition, perspective, lighting, posture model, turning heads, etc. - There are many factors to consider should be: a person knows his own worth.

This is a BL Montgomery.

Here, this is not discussed.

And I thought Albert Kesselring. :D

Yes, Comrade Guriev, from nature .:) "make a detailed pencil drawing as close to nature. The main thing is to face "the portrait" :) "came out like: military like everything to be exactly and accurately. The shape envisage, the basic contours. For everything 40 minutes, other times - for tea and conversation from the heart, while carefully studying the face during a call. All the details - in memory, given that the 43rd year, the war ... Then on the canvas.

Amateur, I would initially benefit planted it (a lot of time is not required) - Two of movement and all! - The nature of light and shade there is! Still, what format, profitable production, have time to grab a portrait from life. Background - the tone, too, need to grease! Go create an atmosphere. Merit can prescribe without it .:)

If the photo can not figure it, if time allows, more study, and then - another model - in the desired position. In short, write a general with a soldier :)