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>>74962 uh, yes, I did paint it for learning purposes. one of the exercises I did in class last year involved taking a master painting and repainting it. However, the goal was not to draw and render the painting exactly, but to pick up the various colors in the painting and to recreate them on a blank white canvas. Color is relative, and depending on where it is painted, the color changes -- for example, I thought the girl's hair was black, so I started it off that way, but later I realised it was a mix of browns and purples and the highlights were sky blue because of the sky. Had I just gone by memory instead of looking at the hair over and over again, I would have probably made it too orange (as it is my tendency to paint black hair slightly orange when it's resting near the skin).
The lips also look pink and red in the original, but if you closely it's actually magenta and lavender at the darkest and lightest part of the lips. The teeth are not really white but they're a slight gray with a hint of yellow (probably a reflection off the skin or floor). Her skin might not look like much, but the highlights are a light yellow while her cheeks are an ashy pink.
There is meaning to recreating an already existing artwork. You just won't realize the value of doing so until you try.
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