Hell yes I can! I think this is the closest likeness yet. His expression is really close but not quite right. The eyes though, that’s my favorite part. I used a completely different process and it worked much better for me! The whole painting was nearly finished but no eyes, pretty much just closed eyelids. Then I started painting on the eyes and it helped me a ton.
For a full resolution version: https://mastodon.social/@BallShapedMan/113998897109569265
It really is. I’ve looked at this again, and I think you’ve captured more of the essence of SJ in the eyes than the photo does. In your work, there’s more of his “What the fuck?”-ness. Amazing how art works. I have no skill in this direction, so it seems like magic to me. Great stuff!
Wow, thank you!
And it’s magic to me too. Starts out looking like a finger painting from a 3rd grader and ends up like this… Magic!