For this piece I drew my cousin Michael. I chose this picture to give me a challenge- that being the facial hair. It turned out not being the hardest thing for me, but it was definitely still a challenge. The thing I struggled most with was the hair. Michael's hair is curly and short, so I had trouble getting the same look. The picture is also dark, so it's difficult for me to see all of the details. His complexion is darker than some portraits that I've done, so I was happy with the shade of his skin. I plan to continue to work on the hair and the lips as well. They don't look the way I want them to yet, so I plan to continue to work on that. I want to touch up the rigid edges of the facial hair as well. I want to blend them together so they don't look like the were placed there. There isn't much I would do different if I did it again. I maybe would try and find a better picture for his hair but that's it. I like the photo I chose, I think it brings out his personality and also depicts the small details in his face. I really like this piece, it's probably one of my favorites. I am excited to finish the hair and see final product.
For this piece I drew my cousin Riley. One challenge that I had was with her hair. It had blonde streaks towards the front, which challenged me with how I gave her highlights. I decided to make the back pieces darker and then that would naturally make the front pieces look lighter. I was happy with how it turned out. Another challenge was her nose. From the picture I used, the lights and darks of the nose weren't very clear to see, so I struggled with where to put them. Also, I feel that it may look a little sideways so I want to fix that as well. I was pleased with how the smoothness of her skin turned out. I feel that this piece captures Riley's personality really well, and I think I was able to make that seen in my artwork. I have some changes that I will probably go back and fix, but for the most part I am pleased with how this turned out. If I were to do it again though, I would probably used a different picture. I had trouble seeing certain things. But other than that I enjoyed this piece. For this piece, I drew my mom. This is different than the rest of my concentration pieces because I decided to change my medium. Instead of pencil, I used Prisma colored pencils. I liked the outcome of this piece, but I am not sure if I will do another Prisma colored portrait. It was very difficult to get the skin the right shade and texture. The few wrinkles that my mom has, were difficult to do as well. It was hard to get the right shade in each particular spot. The eyelid was also very difficult for me, especially the wrinkled part. Once I had everything laid out, I then when back over the skin to add her freckles. That part was difficult because she had parts of skin that looked brown because there were so many freckles there. I am still not finished with this yet, I probably will end up adding a background color. I am pleased with the outcome, even though it was challenging. I would like to try it again, but it is very time consuming.
For this piece I drew my brother. I enjoyed this piece because there was a strong contrast between the lights and darks of his face. His complexion was one of the most difficult things for me because his skin is dark and he has plenty of freckles. He also has a little bit of facial hair which challenged me as well. I am pleased with how it came out. I also was scared to do the hair, but I really like how it turned out. I wanted to incorporate texture into this piece, and I plan to for the rest of my pieces as well. I decided to make a pattern for his shirt. I really like how this adds to the piece. I still may go back and add some more darks, but I am very pleased with this piece. I also like the highlight that is shown on his right half of his face, it brings contrast. Overall, this is probably one of my favorite pieces and I am very pleased with how it turned out.
For this piece I drew my baby cousin Savannah. This helps to incorporate the younger side of my family. I enjoyed doing this piece probably because there wasn't any hair. Getting the skin to look smooth is always a challenge though. The hardest thing for me is the clothing. It is hard for me to create the creases and texture shown in each piece. I like how this one turned out, but her outfit is more fuzzy than it looks. If I could change anything, I would add more texture to her shirt. Besides that, I really like how it turned out. I feel that the perspective of it helps to portray her personality. Making sure my darks were dark enough was another challenge.
For this piece of my concentration I drew my mom. This is when the pieces are getting a little more difficult. As I work on people who are older, the harder the pieces get for me. The skin has more wrinkles in it and isn't as smooth as a teenager or toddler would be. My mom's skin is still pretty smooth but there were some parts that were more difficult than others. I didn't like this piece at all at first. I don't think it looks too much like my mom. But as time has passed, I like it a little more. I still may do another one of her, and try to portray a different emotion though. I really like how her hair turned out. The highlights help make the piece in my opinion. She has a lot of freckles so that was difficult, and I still haven't added all that I wanted to. I still want to add some value to her teeth and a little more shadow under her chin. With her hair being so dark, I feel that there needs to be some darker value in her face. Over all, I am starting to like this piece and I like the smoothness of her skin.
For this piece I drew my sister Abbey. I like this picture because I think that it sums up her personality. I started this piece with her skin. For me that's the most difficult part. I tried many techniques to get her skin the way that it should be. I like the way that it turned out. The second most difficult part was the hair. I'm not very good at doing hair, but after practicing a few times, I think I got the hang of it. I think the contrast between her fair skin and her dark hair helps to complement the piece. I really like how her eyes turned out as well. In the photo I couldn't see any detail in the eyes, but I decided to add some anyways. I really like the contrast in the lips as well. I think if I could change anything I would maybe go back in and touch up the hair line. I wouldn't make it look so precise and more random. Also I want to go back in and add some more value to her sweatshirt. Maybe even add some texture to it like a sweater would have. I really like how this piece turned out and because of this, I want to do more pieces like this one. It took a lot of pictures to find the right one, but I am really happy with how it turned out.
For my second concentration piece, I drew my cousin Jessica. I like this picture of her because it expresses her personality along with facial similarities to my sister and I. From my first piece I knew what I was doing with her skin for the most part. She had more value under her neck and needed darker shading. The hair was the last thing that I did because that is the most challenging part to me. I am pleased with how it turned out with the highlights. The shading on her neck was a challenge because it was darker than everything else. I still plan to go back and add some different values there. Along with some in her hair. I think the contrast between her light shading and the dark backpack strap improves this piece. I plan to add value to her shirt, arms, and shoulders as well. One challenge I had was with the left eye (when you're looking at the piece.) From the photograph you couldn't see any detail, but I felt like since I zoomed in on the photo that I should show detail. I talked to some of my peers and we agreed to not show detail and I like the way that it turned out. I also like how dark the eyes are, I think it helps compliment the backpack. I really like how this piece turned out and I'm excited to see how the rest of these pieces do as well. I plan to go and fix the value details and I will post another picture of the final when I am done!
For my concentration, I am focusing on the facial expressions of my family members. I am planning to draw pictures of a variety of ages; from the youngest to my grandparents. I am very excited for this concentration. I started with my cousin Alex. I am actually very pleased with how this turned out. I still have a few things that I want to add and change to the piece. I want to work a little more on his shirt and make it look really realistic. I also need to work on the shadows and the value in his hair. This piece looks better in person to me, but my goal was to make each piece look as realistic as I could. I worked very hard on the skin, trying to make it look as 2D as I could. Value is something I will continue to work on and learn so that I can make these pieces even better as the year progresses. This was one of the most tedious pieces of art that I have, only because I wanted to make sure I got every little detail that I could. I don't really know how to do hair, so I may practice some and then come back and fix his. I also want to make the strokes in his shirt a lot neater which I plan to do as well. I honestly am happy with how this turned out, and am excited to do more and see how all my concentration pieces turn out!!
For one of our projects we were to paint a landscape. While I was in Ohio, I took pictures of the land around my Grandma's house. I chose this land because its pretty and it has meaning to me. I liked this picture and was excited for the outcome of it but I was not looking forward to the painting part. For some reason I don't like painting as much as I like drawing. But I took my time and did my best with this piece. It took a while to plan out what I should do first and last because everything over laid each other. I started with the big green trees in the background. Some of the challenging things were putting the snow on the trees, and trying to get the green, tire path to look right. That was the most stressful part, trying to get the grass to look like it was showing through the snow. I am still not 100% satisfied with it but I think it looks as good as it's going to get. I was very challenged with this piece because I'm not good at painting and I also am not good at trees. That was a huge challenge in this piece but I like how it turned out for the most part. I really liked how the right side of the painting turned out. I like the barn and the trees that are over there. I wasn't sure how everything would look when I was finished, but for me not liking painting I think it turned out pretty well. The snow was definitely challenging and I'm glad I pushed myself through this piece. I hope to continue painting so that I can practice because eventually I want to grow and become better at it.
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