I know - he really does look incredibly detailed
but even the hair looks unexpectedly like unlikely clumps of paint up close. Amazing technique and artistic sense he must have had to know how it would look when your face isn't up close.
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Corkydog is neither a dog nor made of cork.,
Sat 8 Oct 2011, 19:08,
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his portrait of william roper looks incredibly lifelike from a distance
although anne of cleves got him into a bit of trouble
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Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet,
Sat 8 Oct 2011, 19:16,
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