third sustained investigation

Tay

2x2

For my third sustained investigation, I chose to use acrylic paint. I chose acrylic because it was my preferred material before I tried oil paint in my other investigations. Acrylic paint is a safety paint for me. I used a 2x2 square of birchwood to paint on, I really like the way acrylic glides over wood as opposed to catching very bump in a canvas. For this project, we could choose any media and any subject, but they had to answer a question we came up with. My question was, "what media do I like best for portraits and on which surface?". I experimented by using acrylic paint on wood for the first time. I had previously only used acrylic or watercolor on canvas, but I am really liking how the paint blends with each other. My project evolved from a light sketch to a colorful portrait.

I used color and value to make form by including all the highlights and shadows. I created emphasis by adding a red turban.

The idea of this piece is to try and answer my question, "what media do I like best for portraits and on which surface?". This portrait was inspired by multiple pictures online, I like to get inspiration from Pinterest, but change them to be my own. (Although I'm sure this has been done before.) I'm proudest of drawing the eyes, I think I did a pretty good job making them look realistic and proportional. Like most of my portraits, I struggled with making her lips look normal, but I focused on it and I am happy with the outcome.