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double face self portrait
It took awhile for me to draw it to my level of satisfactionÂ
contour outline self portrait
I felt pretty good about this
carbon copy contour outline
I messed up a few tries but overall felt that there are still overall room for improvements
positive and negative design
It was pretty hard to me as I kept coloring outside of the carbon marks which made me pretty frustrated but I am happy with the overall results
silkscreen painting frame
It was not that hard to make the frame but doing it in the dark with no fans on made it uncomfortable to make the frame Â
silkscreen painting
I was pretty satisfied with the results but I felt that there were some room for improvements
self-portrait painting
Almost done but got my skin color wrong cause I didn't know how to do skin tones- panic
final self-portrait painting
after outlining my painting with marker and reapplying the paint on the face, I felt pretty satisfied. I also managed to kind of fix my skin tone! :)
ARTIST REFERENCE: Frida Kahlo (1907 to 1954 )Â
title: self portrait with thorn necklace and humming bird
year: 1940
medium: oil-on-canvas
size: 61.25 lookin cm Ă— 47 cm (24.11 in Ă— 18.5 in)
location: Austin
What is striking to you about this artist's self-portrait?
What do you think the artist is trying to show?
How do you think you can adapt this work into your self-portrait?
what I see:
emotionless
animals like a baby gorilla, black cat, dragonflies and butterflies
 a lot of leaves and greenery in the background
thorn necklace with a dangling bird attached
what do you think the artist is trying to portray:
The bond between the artist and animals despite being trapped in thorns which is like her troubles
how do I want to adapt to this style into my portrait:
by adding greenery/ designs in my background and add details on the portrait
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