[WIP] Self Portrait

good work, keep it up.

I prefer gauche paints, but acrylics dry nice and fast and are easy to color correct. Needs more progress posted.

Moar progress, as i had time. The acrylic didn't work with the charcoal pencils, and only waxy crayons really did anything--since that didn't suit my needs, i decided to redo it. I bought some watercolor paper as i knew that charcoal pencils would work on those, and i cut out the shapes of the colors i needed. I used adhesive spray to stick them together and on a black background. From there i just started shading and stuff.



That was last night, here's tonight, a little more than halfway done finishing:



Obviously, i have to touch up the head, finish the background (im axxing the guitar, too distracting, going to do something else instead) finish the arm, finish the tie, and voila, im done. The hardest work is mostly over, the detail on the face will be the most challenging thing left--which is mostly already finished.

I despise colored pens, pencils and paints with a passion. Pure pencil + digital coloring ftw.

EDIT: Damn you Dane for negrepping me for my preference of art mediums :mad:

Meh, i grew up on traditional art. You can't get texture from a printer, you cant get (good) smells from a printer, and usually, you cant get the same colors from a printer. There's no undo key in traditional art, which to me makes it so much more enjoyable--each piece is like a puzzle, that must be worked through. Or like...a journey, you don't know how you're gonna get there exactly, but you know you're gonna get there somehow. Meh, maybe im just too hippy with it.

^^ That was beautiful *wipes tear from my eye*


:D

TBH it would have been neater if you were to paint a legit wireframe on your guy there. (By legit I mean... a common one designed for good deformation) Also, what are you actually doing to your chest there? Pushing the tie over? because the collar of the shirt looks so tight against your neck on the naked side that it looks weird.

if you've ever seen the piece 'Portrait of a young man' you'd understand. This is a spinoff of that.

I'm done (but only because i had to turn it in) It's decent enough, but i know i could have done better.



I'm kinda happy with it, but really not, because it could be better with a bit more time.

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Originally Posted by Wave of Lag

Meh, i grew up on traditional art. You can't get texture from a printer, you cant get (good) smells from a printer, and usually, you cant get the same colors from a printer. There's no undo key in traditional art, which to me makes it so much more enjoyable--each piece is like a puzzle, that must be worked through. Or like...a journey, you don't know how you're gonna get there exactly, but you know you're gonna get there somehow. Meh, maybe im just too hippy with it.

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I like pencil, I love it. I just hate all colored art mediums.

you're a bloody art nazi then.