Scholastics #1

For this project I was inspired by my earlier project Inner Rage. I was originally planning to create a face just like that project but it didn't turn out to my expectations. The watercolor I chose for the skin turned out to be more of a mustard yellow then a natural brown. A I went back through to erase my sketch line, it was clear that the watercolor had not absorbed fully into the paper, which resulted in the paper peeling. I decided to scrap the project, but still used the same poem to inspire my new creation.

The new idea came about when deciding the size of my piece. I wanted to do something longer compared to my other projects, while also keeping the piece small in total. For some reason I landed on a height of 8 inches and a width of 3 inches as it fit what I wanted. I wanted to continue with a character similar to the one pictured in Inner Rage, but have my project be different from that piece. I got the idea of using this unique perspective as my poem is about greed and how those who are greed don't care for others. After sketching out my person, I wanted a creative way to incorporate my poem into the artwork as I had been given much feedback to do such. I thought it would be a good idea to write the poem in the sole of the shoe as it was the main focus of the piece. After everything was set in pencil, I went through and lined it in pen to finish the piece.

The more I completed this piece, the more I felt it was better than the original design I was going to do.