double face drawing
final sketch
outline of self-portrait
tracing shape of features
carbon copy of contour outline
1st draft
positive/negative design of self-protrait
use marker to darken outline
darkening of self-potrait
darkening of potrait
screen-print of self-portrait
1st print
using black paint
2nd print
using blue paint
darft of double face
sketching of backgroubd
colouring 1
painting of background
colouring 2
shading plus adding more paint
colouring 3
adding colour to the person and shading background
final draft
title: Portrait of Adeline Ravoux
year:1890
Dimensions: 52 cm x 52 cm
location:Gallery 222 of the Cleveland Museum of Art
What is striking to you about this artist's self-portrait?
What do you think the artist is trying to portray?
How do you think you can adapt this work into your self-portrait?
what I see
a woman in blue dress and blonde hair staring at white rose.
The woman is placed in the center of the drawing and the rose to the left taking only a small part of the drawing while there is a dark background .It happened when the sun has set and she was standing behind a building
what do you think the artist is trying to portray
her expression is a bit aggressive or unhappy, which may imply that she had heard about her future as a woman. The white flowers may symbolize purity and innocence and may also refer to her future as a married woman. Putting the woman in front shows the importance of her in this painting and the colour for the flower stand outs.
how do I want to adapt this style into my self portrait
using both flowers and buildings as shown in the background, using the same blue dress in the artwork
Questions
Why is the background quite empty , where is the location?
The artwork's background uses many strokes to create the elements .
change the colour of the rose , hair of woman to match myself more into the artwork