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What techniques did you try and master? Fail?
The last time I used acrylic paints, I tried to blend and mix the acrylic paint so that it would be a natural gradient, which I failed in doing. It was extremely difficult to find and mix the right skin tone each day, and it ended up looking rather streaky and unblended. This time I had a set proportion for mixing skin tone and it was much easier to get it right each day, and even when it was wrong, I gave up on the gradient so that it looks more streaky and the colors pop more. I started by painting the face a base skin tone mixed from red, yellow, blue, and white paint. This was an improvement from last time where I didn't add any blue to the skin tone. From there I added a lighter and different shades of skin tone to the lighter parts of the face, and added a nearly white color where the highlights of the face were. I then added a blueish skin tone to the shadows of the face. Then I used a dark brown color mixed with a bit of skin tone to paint the hair, eyebrows, and eyes. I wanted to have a limited color palette because I feel that it often looks the best when it’s not too cluttered with different shades and hues. I enjoyed using this type of style and painting an ugly person because I felt that I had more room to exaggerate and have fun with it.
What artists were used as inspiration? Why these artists?
I didn't gain inspiration from any artist, but I did google meth and painted the first picture of a face that came up.
How did the critique go for you? Did you grow? Feel uncomfortable? Feel confident? Why?
Once again, I didn't really get any critique or suggestions on how to improve my piece. I was, however, able to make Ms. O'Ryan uncomfortable which was a plus in the whole experience.
Describe the evolution of the piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
I started by googling a picture of a meth head and then sketching him in my sketch book. I then grabbed a fresh canvas and started doing a pencil sketch of the basic shapes and where I wanted the basic shapes and colors to go. I then started mixing yellow, blue, red, and white paint and tested out swatches in my sketch book until I found a skin tone that would work. From there I put the base layer of paint on his face and added different colors to start forming the basic shape of the face. After getting the shapes down I went in with a smaller brush and sharpened edges as well as defining the eyes and hair. I'm still unsure about what to do for the background, but so far I'm leaning towards painting meth crystals behind him.
The last time I used acrylic paints, I tried to blend and mix the acrylic paint so that it would be a natural gradient, which I failed in doing. It was extremely difficult to find and mix the right skin tone each day, and it ended up looking rather streaky and unblended. This time I had a set proportion for mixing skin tone and it was much easier to get it right each day, and even when it was wrong, I gave up on the gradient so that it looks more streaky and the colors pop more. I started by painting the face a base skin tone mixed from red, yellow, blue, and white paint. This was an improvement from last time where I didn't add any blue to the skin tone. From there I added a lighter and different shades of skin tone to the lighter parts of the face, and added a nearly white color where the highlights of the face were. I then added a blueish skin tone to the shadows of the face. Then I used a dark brown color mixed with a bit of skin tone to paint the hair, eyebrows, and eyes. I wanted to have a limited color palette because I feel that it often looks the best when it’s not too cluttered with different shades and hues. I enjoyed using this type of style and painting an ugly person because I felt that I had more room to exaggerate and have fun with it.
What artists were used as inspiration? Why these artists?
I didn't gain inspiration from any artist, but I did google meth and painted the first picture of a face that came up.
How did the critique go for you? Did you grow? Feel uncomfortable? Feel confident? Why?
Once again, I didn't really get any critique or suggestions on how to improve my piece. I was, however, able to make Ms. O'Ryan uncomfortable which was a plus in the whole experience.
Describe the evolution of the piece. Decisions made. Compositional elements.
I started by googling a picture of a meth head and then sketching him in my sketch book. I then grabbed a fresh canvas and started doing a pencil sketch of the basic shapes and where I wanted the basic shapes and colors to go. I then started mixing yellow, blue, red, and white paint and tested out swatches in my sketch book until I found a skin tone that would work. From there I put the base layer of paint on his face and added different colors to start forming the basic shape of the face. After getting the shapes down I went in with a smaller brush and sharpened edges as well as defining the eyes and hair. I'm still unsure about what to do for the background, but so far I'm leaning towards painting meth crystals behind him.