References and SketchIn ProgressFinalReflectionI first started looking at ideas for the style I wanted my piece to be in. I loved the ones that had large brush strokes and lots of color. I created 3 different sketches for each style using a different reference photo for each. I ended up choosing my second idea which was more of a expressive style. In this style they used similar colors to the reference but exaggerated them and did not blend them out. I started my piece by doing a orange wash on the canvas. After this dried I sketched out my reference on the canvas. I started the skin by just having one color on it and then I kept adding more layers. Each layer did not bled into the other one there for creating the expressive style. I added different colors that were not noticeable in the reference such as blue and purple. I had trouble getting the shape of my face to the correct proportions. I also had the same problem with my mouth. I ended up using pictoart to overlap the two and find out what I was doing wrong. I still think that my painting is a little bit off but it looks better then how it did before. I really liked working with acrylics, especially with this style in particular because I did not have to blend. I love how the colors turned out on this piece and I also think that they eyes turned out really well on this piece as well. I learned not to get to caught up in the details through this project. I kept trying to fix little things and it ended up making more work for me and it ruined things that were fine as they were. Next time I do a piece like this I need to make sure that I keep all of my proportions exact throughout painting so that I don't run into trouble with it later. I really like the way that this piece turned out and I hope to do more with acrylic in the future.
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Colored Pencil PracticeEyeThis eye was done as practice in colored pencil. I followed a video tutorial and learned how to properly create an eye. NoseThis nose was done in colored pencil as a practice piece. I followed a video tutorial step by step. MouthPractice mouth done in colored pencil. I used a step by step video to help me learn how to draw a mouth correctly. FaceUsing a video tutorial I created this practice in pencil in order to practice more of the proportion techniqes. ProportionsI watched a video on the proportions of the face and read through a step by step. I followed the steps and measurements and created this face. I learned how to measure each part of a face and place it in the correct spot. Paint PracticeSkin ColorsWe had to create 10 different skin tones. This practice helped me learn how to mix colors to create a skin tone color and how much of each color can create which shade. EyeThis piece was done in acrylic and was done by following a step by step tutorial. This helped me learn how to properly blend out the colors and create a proportional eye.
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