Recently, my wife told me that, in her opinion, the portrait would look better if I added some sexy shorts, rather than have her in a full nude pose. She also said that it would make the art classier. Initially, I fought doing it, I told her that I didn't want to change anything, but quickly realized that she was right (she always is), and warmed up to the idea. So, since I recently had some time, we took it out of it's matte and frame home, and I set to work.
After downloading some reference shots of Daisy Duke shorts, I proceeded to sketch them in. After going through a few transformations, including some skin tight versions that didn't work, we finally settled on a looser pair of cut-off jean shorts, which was actually sexier than the skin tight version I originally drew.
Other changes in the art included some work on Carlotta's waist and left shoulder, and darkening some tones to create a more dramatic effect. I also added some white conte crayon to bring out some highlights.
The above images show the "after" and "before" of the drawing. While both versions will be available for sale as prints (and the new one as an original), I'm waiting for the new version to be professionally shot. I'd LOVE to hear your thoughts on the changes, please contact me below.
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