Jamal Janua

Shahrukh Khan

This lovely portrait of Bollywood star Shahrukh Kahn has a good range of tone, and I like the way Jamal has shaded the face to capture Shahrukh Kahn's beautiful skin tones. The strong modeling of light and shade has also helped Jamal to make the face very three-dimensional, which can sometimes be a problem when drawing from photographs. I'm not too keen on the briskly shaded background, as it tends to draw the viewer's eye. I know I say that every time!- but I'd like to see the background handled a little more gently. The eyes and brows are particularly well done, with great attention to detail but not overworked. Great job!