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I had a few different sketches for this assignment, but I had to do what I wanted to do. I know it’s cliché to do a portrait.  Even cameras can do it, but I really like to draw faces.  My teacher loved my portrait.  I still don’t see what he saw in my art, but he was surprised by what I’d done.  So I say stick to what you like and what you are good at. 

Like It, Like It Not, Like It...

I liked the concept I had for this assignment, but I didn’t like how it was turning out.  This was a word of wisdom from my teacher regarding this assignment, “If you don’t like your art, how can you convince others or publishers in the future to like them?”  So I re-did my assignment.  The top one is the first one I didn't like, and the bottom one is my re-do.  I like how the second one turned out a lot better than the first one. 

Self Portrait

Self Portrait is something that describes yourself.  Being half Japanese, I had to do something Asian.  I custom made the brush to match my Asian-ness.  Below are the portraits of my self 10 years ago, now, and 10 years in the future. 

Texture Study

There are two ways to apply texture on to your image.  One is to make a texture layer on top of the other layers. The other is to load textures on to a brush itself.  Depending on the blend mode the textures can appear really differently.  For this project I was supposed to experiment with textures, and it was fun :)

Digital Master Copy - Walter Rane

These days most of the artwork is done in digital, but the teachers say that we can’t paint digitally if we don’t know how to do so traditionally.  So, this assignment was to do a master’s copy of traditional painting in digital. 

Walter Rane is a painter I look up to for his use of rich contrast, texture, figure design, and more.  There is something about his art that is just so beautiful I can’t stop looking at it. It was a privilege to do a master copy of his work and I learned so much from this experience.  To the left is the original work of Walter Rane, and to the right is my digital copy. 

Reference:

Walter Rane Fine Art   http://www.walterrane.com/