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Peter by Lyndon Roderick

Peter

Oil on linen. 20x34"
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You are a big Artist, my friend! Truly amazing! The realism and details are perfect, but not "cold"... This make the difference.
I bow to you.
over 1 year ago
Absolutely georgeous! I'm in awe! Dragonlady92768
over 1 year
Wow!
over 1 year
You didnt need to go to art school, no one could teach you how to do this your a natural and truly amazing!!
over 1 year
Your so welcome!!x
over 1 year
wonderful work truely amazing
over 1 year
wonderful portrait...strong light and dark...A beautiful warmth. Your hair detail, character markings and reflection are painted so well. Congratulations.
over 1 year
awesome, the detail in the hair the light cast on the study and a truely fantastic portrait...:) cant say any more.. the best ive ever seen.
over 1 year
wow wow, this looks like a photo... well done... it's people like you that make me want to paint and paint.
over 1 year
Realism is right! Spot on perfect.
over 1 year
Great realistic, work Lyndon, intense profile, well done! 5*****
over 1 year
This is so beautiful, Lyndon...I am speechless! 5***** Sincerely, Doris
over 1 year
This is almost unbelievable in its realness.
over 1 year
this looks so real, unbelievable, masterpiece!
over 1 year
Great artwork, I love portraits partially shaded, it gives more depth and mystery to an image, very well done! :)
over 1 year
Amazing work again! The glasses are impeccable.
over 1 year
Lyndon- I am speechless... 5* well deserved in all areas with excellence :)
over 1 year
its perfect,deep and strong.Like black and white,sorry its first thing i see a begunning
over 1 year
daaaaaaaaanng.. thats whoopass. stunned. 500*z
over 1 year
omg this is awesome!
over 1 year
beautifull!
over 1 year
Exceptional!
over 1 year
Incredible ,so very realistic,a great talent you have Lyndon.5* regards hazel
over 1 year
I'm wordless . I love your style. That's not simply hiperealism is much more, there is a lot of soul inside !
Compliments Italia
over 1 year
Wow amazing painting very realistic !
over 1 year
What a great artwork you've made! I love all of your portraits. They are all marvelously realistic! You've got such a great gift!
over 1 year
Excellent !
over 1 year
This is realy portrait painting!!Masterwork!!...Wonderful light and shadows..Superb...Great atmosphere..The glasses are so real!!..
over 1 year
Fantastic realism! Absolutely great!
over 1 year
WOW, what a beautiful portrait, Lyndon..... 5*****
over 1 year
You clearly own photo realism, powerful lighting....5*****
over 1 year
Grat portrait.
over 1 year
Amazing portrait, outstanding!
over 1 year
Fantastic work Lyndon! 5*****
over 1 year
Very Nice, I Love It.
over 1 year
this is a stunning artwork!!!congratulations!!!:-)))
over 1 year
If I could give you ten stars I would. What a gorgeous painting.
over 1 year
it looks so real! excellend! 5*****
over 1 year
masterfully painted.
over 1 year
this is amazing
over 1 year
this is excellent
over 1 year
Hi Lyndon great work...hope you don't mind me asking but why is there a sort of cut of chissled edge under the left side of the chin
over 1 year
This is beyond incredible. wow
over 1 year
yes, beyond incredible! *****
over 1 year
I had to zoom right in be I still couldn't find any brush marks
This is truslly masterclass
over 1 year
This needs more than five stars. Awesome work.
over 1 year
You know that you shouldn't submit photograph? Very naughty!!
*****
Sorry about my joke! I just so really like artists like you. This is what everyone want to achieve I think..
Brilliant!
Gotti
over 1 year
magnificent portrait
over 1 year
OMG!! WOW!! the detail is amazing, the contrast perfect, this is the kind of work i want to achieve :) how did u get to this level? everything in this portrait is just spot on! he looks like hes jumping out at u :)
over 1 year
This is just great!!! Wondeful lighting, expression atmosophere and all. Just perfect
over 1 year
I'm speechless!.... What a great work. This is one of the best ever portraits I have seen!!!! Bravo. Your work on lights and hair is exceptional. I have to study it.... Thanks for sharing this piece of art with us.
Kostas
over 1 year
Excellent use of shadow, at first glance it looks like a photograph.
over 1 year
Might as well be a photograph, great painting.
over 1 year
great realism,amazing
over 1 year
Par Excellante.
Beautiful work Lyndon.

Kindest Regards,
Rick
over 1 year
Brilliant!
every hair in place!
inspiration!!!
over 1 year
Fine craftsmanship at its best!
over 1 year
This is a great picture. I think that you have really captured the moment. Fantastic.
over 1 year
I must say this is quite an incredible piece filled with great detail!
over 1 year
Incredibly good portrait in my favourite style :) I strive to achieve this level of realism and can only bow to your mastery of it! Well done :)
over 1 year
Who needs a camera? Precision work
over 1 year
Stunning work Lyndon, wonderful detail, realism at it's best, well worked, Paul ;0)
over 1 year
Bonjour Lyndon, Votre portrait est très bien réalisé ! Félicitations et bon succès !
Bonne journée, Aldéhy.
over 1 year
I am soo intrigued on how you get your lights and darks so picture perfect! Fantastic!!! *****
over 1 year
There is hard to find words to describe this kind of work when I see it, just perfect. this level of realism is not easy to find, you are a master of portrait
over 1 year
My goodness. Ridiculous work. Wow is all I can say.
over 1 year
Makes me want to whisper in awe: perfect, both technically and art-wise, deep, warm... Can a photograph get close to this? Amazing...
over 1 year
o-h m-y g-o-d!!!!!
over 1 year
My comment is the same as the other 83 and rest to come. Nothing short of sheer brilliance and perfection. That sums it up. NOICE One!!
over 1 year
The lighting is handled marvelously, just the right touch.
over 1 year
Lyndon, your portraits are incredibly expressive. You master so well low-key (clair-obscur) technique. Simply amazing.
over 1 year
What a great, amazingly stylish and polished technique. I also like your unsentimental, and almost intrusive, close up view of the model. The very dramatic use of light and dark gives the portrait an extra dimension. Very clever painting in a genre that's often littered with cliche's. Top rating from me.
Amicalement.
Ray
over 1 year
Realisim at its best. I seriously thought it was a photo!. Absolutley in aw of your observation.
11 months
great job! so great!!
7 months
wonderful edgy moody and masterful portrait 5*****
6 months
awesome...bravo. 5*****
2 months
I just plain and simple...'love' it.
2 months
just perfect perfect and perfect
2 months
Your portraits are fantastic. How do you get them so real?
Well done grate work. You have to look so close to see if they are painted, they are truly amazing!.

steve.
2 months
no doubt u are a very accomplished artist..but ur style takes u so far beyond..love all of your work..this is just more of the same..
2 months
wonderful chiaroscuro, looks fantastic.
2 months
This just may be the most realistic painting I've ever seen. It is PERFECT. I can't believe anyone is capable of such phenomenal work. Truly truly amazing.
2 months
Fantastic Portrait!!!! so well done!!!
2 months
Wonderful portrait, I love it.
2 months
Lyndon, I envy people who can paint such beautiful hair.
I have never been able to paint hair and I have no inhibition saying this. I shall definitely learn from your painting. This can pass-off as a photograph.
I liked the eye, the hair and the left cheek (texture) the most. Perfect color tones and best gray balance.

Give me some tips on painting hair.

Regards,
Gajanan
2 months
Hello Gajanan.
Thank you for your comment on my work (Peter)
In answer to how I paint hair.

When sizing a portrait I only draw the boldest part of the hair and paint the background around the hair because loose strands of hair will be painted over the background.
I then section the whole of the hair by tone. By this I mean, Peters hair for example:
You will notice three tones, White, a tone of Gray and Black. There may be more tones of Gray in other paintings but with Peters hair there is only one main Gray base tone, to the front and upper right side as you look at the painting. (this is relating to Gray hair on a colour painting, I do add colour to areas of the hair where needed)
May I also add it is important to blend the sections and not have Sharpe edges! Use your fingers, they are the best brushes on hand ( exuse the pun)
All blending work is done with my fingers. I use the brush first to apply the paint then blend with my fingers. But with detail its all with a brush!
Once you have painted these sections then I start using a very fine brush and paint the single strands as you see them. I usually start with the next darkest tone of Gray and so on. It's very tedious work and for Peters hair it took about 20 hours.
With Gray or Blonde hair you start with White and work towards dark.
If painting dark hair do the opposite. Start with Black and work towards White.
When painting loose hairs, if the strand of hair is verticle to the viewer paint it from the end back towards the head. The reason is, you will have a square end to the single hair which is how hair is, hair does not go to a point, only if it is leaving the viewer (brushed backwards) then use an away from the head brush stroke.
Study the hair for a period of time and you will see so many details you didn`t see before.
Use a fine pointed 2" brush for single hair and put in single hairs.
Put in as much detail as possible. Single hairs aren't usually one line, they break and change tone and thickness.

Hope this has helped
Lyndon
2 months
amazing portrait
2 months
I really love it!!
2 months
Strong image, especially the lighting.
2 months
Oh My!!!
Something to aspire to, most impressive :)
2 months
i like how you catch the shadow.5****
2 months
I love your use of light Lyndon. I like the way it is side lit and detail jumps out of the shade. You may like my painting of my daughter which has elements of this. I am a big fan of Caravaggio....Gilly x
2 months
That's it :) Great! 5*
2 months
Gawd! You have created magic here...The reflection on the right glass makes it so real...and of course...the hair...truely amazing..The composition is so balanced. I don't know when I can ever do something even close to what you have created...hats off to you SIR!
1 month
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