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Sunday, March 27, 2011

Self Portrait: Stage 1 "the messup"

So, let's post a photo of me that is face-forward like this, and look at the differences.

Yeah.... shape of the face, a little more rounded. My lips are thinner.
My eyes are larger. (hey disney)... eyebrows.. hair...Wait, was I painting me? :frown:




Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Face Painting

Okay, here's a stretch. Painting on the face can be art.

:)

This was taken in October for the homecoming football game. 
Can you guess the team? 

Love red lipstick. 
Purim 2011. 
Try painting your own face. 


Better lighting and it's great to have photoshop.
I was playing around with contrast and saturation. 
I was trying to find a way to make it black and white, with red showing. 
Anyway, I messed the butterfly up by adding the black on the lower wings.
I think it would have looked better with just the black outline.
Last years' facepaint looked much better. 

Perspective Study


Architectural. Not my favorite. I don't know why I feel that way, but I suspect that it has a lot to do with the lines. I prefer drawings with curves over straight lines. Absolutes bother me because I like the freedom to interpret what I see. I feel confined when I see shapes that are geometric or tall square buildings.


I would be happier to do architectural drawings or painting if the buildings were softened, and they weren't high-rise buildings. Those aren't very interesting to me. What is interesting is a house with character, or a building off in the woods, something where I can imagine a story in my mind.


I wasn't that excited to do this drawing tonight. But, after I began I enjoyed it. The game was to challenge myself and see if I could do it perfectly. When I look above and see the drawing in a photograph I see imperfections (which is fine), for example:


1. The top of the box, slight curve in the middle of the line.
2. The top of the cup is a little to high on the right side.
3. The octogon in the back is a little too high, it needed to be flat across the top, and the bottom.


My favorite part was finding the shadows.


As for the other two drawings of the same objects....   well, I'm not so thrilled with what I did so I didn't take any pictures. Isn't that great? (smile) I'd prefer not to look at something with a million erased lines on the paper.