Originally posted by Paul Davis
Makes me wonder that if a black and white photo of a model looks more realistic than the colour version does that maybe mean that when we model we're not getting the colours quite right?
Ummm, in some cases, probably. In others, I don't know. The whole issue of color and modeling is affected by many factors. One of those is individual perception of color. Another involves the actual materials used. Eventually that leads to issues surrounding cost/quality of paints, chalks, and other items.
And then there's the problem of lighting and how different sources of light affect color perception.
Of course, when we look at photos on our computers, the whole question gets really muddy because of differences in how monitors render and display colors.
Anyway, for the sake of comparison, here's the original before I attacked it with Photoshop.