Portrait beofore | portrait after

It does not happen often,but ever now and again one of those cases comes along.
Here someone did not like the original looks of the woman portrayed.
The area of the face was completely over-painted. It was made to look much younger and slimmer.

A case of vanity, desire or insanity? I think it was the double chin :-}

And here another case of rejuvenation and “improvement”

This was amongst the greatest joys I had in painting restoration.
I think Gold Miners must have had similar experiences. Take some time and spot the changes – its quite remarkable.

Painting before

Painting after