This project was a long process from start to end. I decided to combine the natural beauty of roses with a girl who was partly made of metal. Originally my idea was to do a portrait where the person was made up of clockwork pieces instead of metal, but I didn't really know how I would execute that where it would still look semi good. I didn't realize then that drawing the metal would be so difficult. I only really got it after I'd done the majority of the metal. There are definitely parts of this piece that I like more than others, and some that I would definitely change if I could.
The part of this piece that I think is my favorite is the metal strips on the shoulder and back. This was the last part of the metal that I drew, and I feel like I really captured the shiny, metallic look of the strips. I tried to make them look sort of like muscles, hence why I chose to go with strips. I think this part really emphasizes the mechanical part of the project, and I wish the rest of the metal looked more cohesive with the strips. I also really like the way my roses turned out. I like the contrast between the stark greyness of the metal, and then the soft look of the roses. I wasn't going to add them at first, but I felt like adding flowers would greater contribute to the nature vs mechanical theme. I also feel like they made the piece feel more put together, since they gave me a color to use in the background as well as a color to match the girl's lips. I just find something really comforting about the sort of monochromatic vibe given by all the pinks. Something that really bugs me with this piece is the nose. I know, sort of a weirdly specific thing, but I feel like I messed up big time with the nose shape and shading. If I could go back and erase the watercolor paint, I would definitely want to redo the nose. I also wish I hadn't gone in with prismacolors on the skin and had just stuck to watercolor. I feel like I got the skin tone messed up when I started using prismas. Overall, I feel like this piece was a success. I think this whole process helped me with my problem solving skills, since I had to improvise a little for a good portion of the piece. Even though there are some aspects I'm definitely not completely happy with, the parts that I feel were successful outweigh them. For example, the hair is one of my favorite parts, and I think that takes away from some of the parts I didn't really like that much. I know that my portrait work needs more practice, and this project really helped me learn more about that. I'm excited to see what I can do with them in the future, however.
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A Little InfoThis page is all of my art from Art Four, which I took my junior year of high school. The main goal of this class was to begin collecting pieces that I can potentially add to my AP Portfolio at the end of Senior year. During this class I created some of my favorite pieces, and also one of my least favorite (I'm looking at you, adirondack chair painting). I'll be retaking this class in the fall of senior year to add more pieces to learn and grow even more, and create more potential portfolio pieces. Archives
January 2017
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