I focused on my sister, Allison for this piece. While going through photos I had of her, I really thought of her nature as a person. I knew I had to choose this picture I had of her where she was posing goofy. I think it really captures her as a person in general. I was planning on going for a full body picture when painting, but changed my mind. I really liked the amount of details that were showing up in the face and really wanted to capture those.
Painting is not usually my favorite medium in terms of adding details. The more I was able to mess with different tones in the skins and work on textures, I really liked where the piece was headed. I'm usually more fond with oil paints just because I'm able to manipulate the paint better, but was able to achieve a similar effect using acrylic. I definitely had a few struggles when starting out, especially when choosing which medium I wanted to do. I wanted to keep the skin very smooth and include all of the varying tones within, but wanted to have fun with it as well. So I eventually decided to begin working on it with acrylics and instantly loved how it felt and was coming out.
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One of my closest friends, Olivia was my inspiration for this concentration piece. She has a strong passion for working with children and helping people in general. I had to make sure I've included aspects of her helping out children into this piece. I asked her for her favorite picture and she sent me this one, which has her with her favorite kid from YMCA. Her passion for helping children is so strong that she uses that as her favorite picture of her self.
I had the biggest struggle with getting her face just right. The angle of her face and her cheeks really messed me up when coming up with the sketches. After a few tries, I was able to come to a place where I'm more comfortable working with her face. I am planning on digitally painting this piece because I think I can really add elements in detail that will define her face the best way possible. This concentration piece was a portrait of one of my closest and oldest friends, Bette. From the first week of 6th grade, we instantly hit it off. We share similar interests with each other and the ability to easily relate to situations. To add elements to the piece that represent her, I went ahead and added video game elements. By adding stars, game pads and buttons in her hair/ around her, I brought aspects of gaming into the piece.
I used Prismacolor pencils to create this piece to allow more expression with color. For the blacks in the hair, I went for a green/blue mix. I wanted to bring colors that weren't visible, but would add to the piece and not take away from it. Then for the game pieces, I alternated between a few colors that would stand out from the others, but not look tacky. Difficulties were there, especially in this piece. After I worked on the face and started the hair, I lost all motivation to continue working on the piece as a whole. The hair became very tedious and I couldn't bring myself to work on it. To overcome this challenge, I started on the hoodie and eventually came back to the hair, and found a middle ground for motivation. For the background I am going to add pixels to keep with the theme, but have yet to decide on a color. My fifth concentration piece was my coworker Jillayne. Starting as just one of my coworkers, Jillayne is an important person in my life. I was going to go for more realistic colors for this one, but upon considering how she is as a person and her personality as a whole, I knew I had to make it more colorful.
This piece definitely took a few different ideas and turns over the time that I was focusing on it. I chose many different compositions at the start and narrowed them down. I also tested different mediums and decided that I wanted to use Prismacolor Markers for the piece. It was a bit of struggle and it was harder than I thought it would be to control the markets without them getting too strong. I did have issues with getting them to not be as strong as they are and I had to go back in with dull prismas to lessen the color. I will go back even more when I have time to even out the strong tones of the markers. From this piece, I learned that it's easy to go overboard with color when you're using a medium that doesn't hold back. I know I don't really like it the way it is now, but I know that I can always go back and make changes on the way it looks. The fourth piece I decided on was my friend carly. She has a strong passion for jumprope, so I made sure that it was able to shine through when I created my piece. I spent time looking through all the pictures I could use for her. While I was tempted to keep an up-close photo for detail, I thought it would be better for a picture with a pose. I finally decided on a picture of her during a competition. I felt like it really showed her as a person and although it was harder to accomplish the pose, It was worth it.
My biggest struggle when working on this piece was anatomy. The way the arm is positioned is something that is easy to mess up and a harder concept to grasp. I don't like how the forearm is squished and not as visible as it normally is. After practicing a few times, I was able to get the anatomy to a place where I wanted it. Although not perfect, I can definitely see improvement in my concept of body positions as a whole. Prismacolor was the best option to use for this piece. Because of how easy it is to manipulate the colors and get it in a place you want, it really helped me. When I'm working with paint, it can sometimes be difficult to get the lines exactly where I want them, which can made the anatomy look off. |
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