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As you can see from these studies, I'm still learning how to properly reproduce my paintings.  It's tough coercing the digital image into a closer likeness of the original.  Sometimes it's the limitations of one's resources (the scanner I use, for instance, can be a little finicky), but more often, it's just me.  So, I press on, learning as I go.

Both of paintings above are acrylic.  The conch is on plywood, the knight on what I think is 1/8 inch MDF.