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There’s some very slight differences in the eyes. You painted them a little bit wider / more open, which shows fear mixed with anger rather than pure anger and annoyance. The photo has his pupils a bit more dilated but with smaller highlights, exaggerating the dilation effect a bit more.

Overall fantastic work though! I really like this one!

Man, that's really impressive

Fantastic work!

I think if there's anything different responsible for the intensity, its in the brow. But frankly I think you definitely got a whole lot of intensity in your version

I’ve caught most of these, and the massive leaps of improvement are genuinely impressive. Not only in how recognizable he is, but in your general style over the series. I think you’ve nailed SLJ more than a few times now.

Psyched to see Mace!

I think it's in the eyebrows

Looks fantastic though!

hey where is the painting - I can only see 2 identical images, just 1 is bigger /s

Your forms, lighting, colours, and values are all technically quite strong, but I see what you mean about not conveying as much emotional intensity.

It might be a limitation of the style itself? The way colour and light are used here make the eye want to appreciate the play of sunlight across foliage rather than connect with Sam's baleful gaze.

It'd be interesting to see if you could achieve the emotionality of the original with either increased realism or perhaps less, to emphasize the feelings on display. Or you might try a more surreal composition to give it some Edvard Munch energy. That'd be a fun angle.

I want to emphasize that you really have a great piece of work here, and it's hard to be very critical when the technical achievements of the work are so strong. Thanks for sharing.

Edit to add: or you could just try emphasizing the tension in the eyes and mouth, just pushing them a little bit past what is shown in the reference photo to make them more legible in this style.

I thought you were doing a Samuel Jackson Disco Elysium portrait for a second.

You have the look with the eye on the right. The eye of the left holds a more muted expression. Someone else pointed out some of the facial shadows would help, and I agree. Higher contrast around the eyes at least will help convey 'The Stare'.

Nice work.

It has the vibe, nice work.

I think it's a tiiiny bit less intense than the original because his face looks fuller. Maybe going a shade darker in the facial shadows would make him more gaunt so the expression really pops.

I hope you are hanging these all over your home, or maybe just one SLJ room. Good job!

Excellent work

One of my favorite movies and scene. You did really good, indeed! Agree with the other commenter about the eyebrow.

I'm not sure how to give constructive criticism, especially since I don't paint at all. But I'd like to point out that your first couple of SLJ paintings looked more like Eddie Murphy to me. And this one... Kinda looks like Donald Faison. I also may have a mild case of face blindness.