This is the final self portrait piece. It's been a while since I've used acrylics in general, and it took me a bit of time to get into the swing of things again. The hardest part for me was the mouth, because I couldn't quite get it to look like mine even though it looked like the picture. I ended up redoing the mouth several times from scratch and I'm still not completely happy with it. I also have a hard time using a wide range of shades, because it's scary for me to go into the darker shades. To combat that with this piece, I just went in with the dark shades and tried not to think about it as I was doing it. You can see this on the shadows under the neck and the left eye. Overall, I really like the mood of the piece that comes from the expression and the dark shirt and background colors. When I look at this piece I feel like it's looking back at me, even through me.
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We started planning with just drawing features, as you can see in the first picture along with a drawing of RIngo and also a lovely lady. Then, we did proportions of the face. Next, we drew ourselves from pictures (featuring Koko the Clown), and the last picture is planning for the picture I used in my final acrylic.
This is my finished prismacolor piece. The reflective part of my piece is the pearls, and I tried to show this by reflecting my skin tones into the individual pearls. The pearls I modeled with are my dad's mother's pearls, and she gave them to my mom when she got married. In this way, my piece reflects the beginnings of my family. On the other side of the spectrum, the background is a tapestry that I bought in Venice Beach, California in December of 2018. I chose this background because it represents my individuality in my family, and how even though I am a part of this great web of people, there is a part of me that is my own.
I am not a big prismacolor fan at all, and in the future I don't see myself using this medium out of choice. I have much to improve upon skill-wise, and it kinda shows. I do enjoy the vibrancy of the piece, and how the cools of the tapestry complement the warms of my skin and my shirt. As an artist, color is not my strong suit but I do find these color choices to be very pleasing. |
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