Think you've managed to capture the oldfashioned look... not sure about the sketch/paint look though.. looks like wet paint atm

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Every night will have a day.
Even forever must come to an end. I think...

You've a strange way to postwork hair, it looks strange around the face, too much blur as far as I know, but she is very good , I'm sorry you didn't show the rest of her !

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I wasn't going for "realistic" hair so much as I was more of a sketching type look. The blurs most likely come from me using the clone tool and not having it set at full power. Sorry but you can't see the rest of her, I'm saving that for my headless nude body series lol

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I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to just try and keep control over this group of bozo's at the Nut house errr...Clubhouse! --Guilty Pleasures Chief of Bozo's

This harken back to a more dignified age.

Pangor

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It is a fabulous portrait

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This is excellent work, really like the vintage look.

In the olde days folks hyper focal focused, and with them cameras (i.e. the uncoated lens glass) this is the look you got.

It takes a bit of effort with modern lenses to get this look, and most folks cheat with post work to get it.

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I've found that to do well with any figure you really need to have a passion for that figure,

...and I hope you develop that passion for yours.