PAINTING - acetate portrait
ARTIST MODEL- Sam Mitchell
Sam Mitchell graduated from Elam school of fine art. She has been exhibiting widely throughout New Zealand, Australia, New York. Her works is represented in private collections in New Zealand, Cairo, Australia, U.S.A, France.
PROCESS
Work's on Perspex [plexiglass/clear plastic]
Has to work in reverse – outlines and fine details are painted first then large areas of colour on top
Work is easily identifiable by the use of images, patterning and signature blue faces
focus task
This is a two part process to create our acetate portraits using elements of Sam Mitchell's work to inspire us. Part 1 is the acetate portrait and Part 2 is the acrylic paint background.
PART 1 - acetate portrait
Trace all the contour lines from your selfie [face and shoulders] using a permanent marker. Add your name along the bottom. Tip: If you make a mistake, use a whiteboard marker and tissue to remove it
Add more details or pattern to the hair [refer to Sam Mitchell artworks for patterns [Miss O’Grady has many you can trace as well]
Photocopy your transparency to plan your painting. Use colour pencils to add colour in your photocopy..
If your background is warm colours – your face will be cool colours and Vice versa
Your skin and background will not be painted
Your Hair will be painted with metallic if you have added pattern. If not it will be painted a block colour
PAINTING THE ACETATE. *you paint on the BACK of the acetate!!
You MUST start with highlights such as eyes & lips and reflections in glasses.
Use metallic paint in the hair - you may need to do a couple of coats of paint
Paint your lips lighter colour first then darker over the top
Then add blocks of colours in areas such as shirt/hair/glasses. You can blend colours within these areas or have them quite solid.
View from the front
view from the back
when placed on painted background
PART 2 - background
Tha background is experimental process to build layers, texture and patterns using acrylic paint and stencils.