Master Copy:Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)

[matellis]

<IMG src="http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/2083/1445291149507479medium7ja.jpg" border="0"><BR><BR><BR>Jean-L?on G?r?me (1824-1904)<BR>Pelt Merchant of Cairo<BR>Oil on canvas, 1869<BR><BR><A href="http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b380/rebeccak5/OFDW%20017/06_Leon_Pelt-Merchant.jpg" target="_blank">Reference</A><BR><BR><BR>Hey everyone just thought i would post my newest painting . It made the front page of www.cgtalk.com yesterday! woot!<BR><BR>hope everyone likes it <BR><edited><editID>Abhishek</editID><editDate>38874.3699421296</editDate></edited>

[moush]

Hey Matt, CONGRATS!!! Great work!!!

[waheednasir]

congrats matellis...<IMG src="smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0">.

[Guru.3D]

WoW!!!!!!!!!!!.<br><br><br><img src="smileys/smiley32.gif" border="0"><img src="smileys/smiley32.gif" border="0"><img src="smileys/smiley32.gif" border="0"><img src="smileys/smiley32.gif" border="0"><img src="smileys/smiley32.gif" border="0"><br><br>its better than the reference<br>

[shyamshriram]

<P><BR>&nbsp;its better than the reference&nbsp; </P>
<P>LOL </P>
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<P>Welcome to Tantra...and Congrats !!</P>
<P>About this piece..well..overall its looking nice...but the head having few anatomical issues...especially the eyes, ear and jaw also. that foot is also looking odd..but these are just my observations and that could be wrong.</P>
<P>Thanx for sharing mate...keep posting !&nbsp;<BR></P>