In between pounding out HTML I've been drawing too... here's the latest - it's a bit of a change for me... it's a 5 X 7 - a lot smaller than I'm used to working, but I actually liked doing it (not to mention that it only took me a day)... there are a few small differences in the finished piece to the original photo, but the original was so washed out that I had to enhance and make a lot of stuff up... her left eye looks a little smaller than in the original, but I'm going to fix that.... and her mouth is a little different, but I'm not sure that's worth fixing - it still looks like her, so I don't see any reason to muck with it....

Let me know what y'all think (yes, I'm from Texas y'all...)

Robert

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Equine and Western Art by: S. Baldwin

- Melissa (aka: Honey Bee)

"I have attached a cut out of the two pictures. The one I sent and the one you sent. It appears that the detail in my mothers face is the issue. I'm an artist also just too lazy to do this myself so I don't want to hurt your feeling but here is what I would expect to correct the picture:

My face looks very good in the picture I know there is not much detail in the picture to work with but that is why I was having it drawn instead of manipulating it in Photoshop. I wanted you to add the missing details and shadows like you did with my face.
It appears that the detail below her nose and to the right of her face as we are looking at it is really hard lines and maybe out of proportion, it makes the mouth and face look distorted. It almost looks like she just returned from the dentist.
The right eye as we look at it (her left) is looking at the viewer instead of to her left (our right) as in the picture. This makes her look cross eyed.
The right eye as we look at it (her left) also doesn't appear to be proportioned correctly, it looks too small as well as the brow above.
The right side of her face doesn't have any detail to it.
PS I know the picture isn't very detailed but that was why I wanted an artist to modify the picture and make it look better. She looks like she is looking slightly up and with an inquisitive look in the real picture."

Makes me want to just give up. Any suggestions? Should I just send this guy his money back?

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Sorry folks, this is a good drawing. I'm not sacrificng my integrity for $50. If I'm wrong, please tell me, but for $50, I mean, come on...

Should I tell him it's gonna cost another $50 to fix it? I don't work for free.

Not to sound like an egotistical bastard or anything, but this is the first time anyone has not been totally satisfied with anything I've done. Maybe I'm just being a pouty baby about it... oh well, guess we can't win 'em all.

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Quote i didnt see that last part......but incase you decide to give his money back....dont let him keep the drawing