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To paint Self-portrait with a palette knife and come out with some sort of resemblance to the sitter with out muddying the colors and loosing control is not easy. Reason being with a palette knife control is somewhat limited and the painting can shift one way or another with every palette knife stroke. This is especially problematic the way I paint which is mixing colors from the primaries on the canvas rather premixing on the palette before application. I am satisfied with the outcome having achieved a fair likeness and a satisfactory surface palette-knife quality.