tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post3242283700037987659..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: "How to Survive Solitary Confinement."Dutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-47712309746645889802016-01-29T07:38:53.452-06:002016-01-29T07:38:53.452-06:00If you've ever life modeled for artists, there...If you've ever life modeled for artists, there's a useful skill that most models don't have.<br /><br />Basically, you have to be able to avoid having your eyes "go dead" while remaining motionless for a long time. Experienced artists often learn to paint the eyes before this happens and then paint the rest of you, which is somewhat the reverse of what is natural if you want to end up with properly proportioned body parts. Others learn to do the eyes from memory or a reference. But if you see a lot of novice paintings you'll notice that usually the subject's eyes have very little life in them.Chiu ChunLinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03519192610708043962noreply@blogger.com