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<p>[QUOTE="User 67, post: 4427, member: 67"]I would guess that they are amateur or student art. The tip off being that the heads are titled so far back and facing up, a mistake many beginners make because they are sitting at a stool looking down on the piece, and push the chin up in that position in order to shape it. Another tip off is the heavy glaze, which hides a multitude of sins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course, established artists do use heavy glazes and point the head upward, but it's less likely.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="User 67, post: 4427, member: 67"]I would guess that they are amateur or student art. The tip off being that the heads are titled so far back and facing up, a mistake many beginners make because they are sitting at a stool looking down on the piece, and push the chin up in that position in order to shape it. Another tip off is the heavy glaze, which hides a multitude of sins. Of course, established artists do use heavy glazes and point the head upward, but it's less likely.[/QUOTE]
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