http://www.city-journal.org/html/new-old-masters-14188.html
Even to an amateur like myself I can see that the anatomy is wrong in both of the so called "master paintings" :(
>>2460459
He obviously understands color, light, and values.
The only thing I can really see that's wrong with op image is that maybe her left deltoid could be more distinguished and her right deltoid pushed a bit farther out; to avoid nitpicking of course. This isn't anatomically broken, its just a bit of an awkward pose.
>How can you even make out the anatomy in the self portrait?
u seem like a whiny faggot desu senpai baka
Anatomy is good enough and values and colours (ergo - what really matters) are just noice. Look at dem folds.
t. other n00b
I wish I had good enough eyes to see the mistakes. Maybe next year.
>>2460459
if you think that perfect anatomy = good painting then you're an idiot. The aim of painting is to create an image that looks good. Anatomy can assist that aim, but if a painter decides to adjust or push anatomy for compositional purposes, there's nothing wrong with that.
>>2460587
wrong
>>2460621
Not that anon;
It's not "wrong" at all. The artist chooses what he wants to push in a reference and what he wants to hide. It's been that way with all the greats; the reference only acts as a guide for the finished piece. Or everything would come out as a photocopied image.
>>2460459
better than 99999.9% of /ic/
rein in your autism you fucking retard