Artist statement:
This picture was made with many different types of tools such as pencil, charcoal, and pen and ink. To make thi i made the outline first and then i went through and added in shading slowly. The project evolved and at one point i had made the bottom of the hand part of the chin so i fixed it and it made everything look a lot better
Some specific elements i used where shading because that was a big part of the project to make it look as real as possible. I used line a few times and a few times when i shouldn't have but it still turned out good. I gave the hoodie a good texture by using shading and same goes for the strap of the fanny pack. I emphasized the strap a lot and made the hand as noticeable as possible because it is a big part of the picture. The picture does come together pretty good and i'm proud of my use of unity.
This project relates to me because i am the one who took the picture and i thought it would be a good one because i am good friends with my cousin and possibly wanted to give it to him at the end of the year if possible. I am really proud of the hand and hoodie in my picture because they look the best and the most realistic. One thing i struggled with and kinda failed at is the face and the strap. I did not do good at these parts because i had trouble understanding how to convert them into black and white even from a black and white picture.