thank you for your comments. It was intentional that the hands had little detail ... they were full of character and must be a portrait in their own right. By maintaining detail in the hands, this wouldn’t have drawn attention to his face. I hope this explains my way of thinking. Shine
Well...the only thing I can think of to improve this would be to have just a BIT more detail in the lower arm to give the hand some context and not have it floating in black.
Thanks Cliff, I think it may be to do with monitor calibration as the lower arm is more visible On mine , but in any case I agree it could be lifted a little further .....