Students learn basic anatomy and will begin to develop an understanding of the way a figure inhabits space; thus able to successfully reproduce this space in two dimensions. The goal of the course is to learn academic, realistic representation of the figure: Emphasis will be on accurately rendering the figure on the page in proper proportion. Students work up to developing a personal style within the confines of academic figurative art.
Looks very unfinished, leaving the face blank seems like a shortcut. Hair looks too much like string, try using something other than spray paint and mechanical pencil.
I'm actually more interested in the skull stencil. Makes the piece seem like a pirate flag. Very little ranges in values for the self portrait. The yellow makes the piece stand out but the solid white takes away the boldness of the yellow paint.
I like your composition and your choice of medium. But I would like to see more values used for your face to make it look more rounded. More color might add a lot to this piece too.
I like that you worked in the spray paint as part of your self-portrait. It is arguably the focus of your piece. What I also found interesting was the fact that you left your face as a bare sketch. This forces the viewer to look at the paint around it. Again, this allows the spray paint to become a depiction of you as much as your face.
I really enjoy the stencil work, and would have liked to see more of that, but I am also intrigued by the head you put on the spraypaint, it almost looks like it is floating.
Either the spray paint and stencil is taking away from your portrait, or your portrait seems unfinished. I like the element of spray paint and the stencil in your piece. I just think building up the face to a more complete, full, and finished look, like the paint, would help tie the face and the paint together in a finished piece. Right now they seem like two separate pieces.
I agree with Ashley's comment about the head and spray paint seeming like two pieces. If this is what you were going for then cool, but otherwise if feels a bit disjointed. If the two could be blended together better and the face filled out more I think it would give the piece a more even feel to it.
I believe that your portrait is nice and you background is great, but they seem somewhat disjointed. Maybe if you had drawn in the rest of your neck and shoulders your head would be more grounded. Or at the very least I think better positioning of you head could have given your piece a more polished look.
I like your approach to your portrait but it does look unfinished, and i think its because the stencil and your uncolored face conflict with each other, and you could easily fix that but adding more stencils or incorporating your face with the stencil and linking them together.
I like your use of spraypaint. Maybe take the usage of this medium further and incorporate it into your figure. I think if you took spray painting further and created more layers and depth the piece would be much stronger.
i like all the individual parts of this piece, the duke stencil, your face, the yellow outline, and the concrete background. It really loots like a tag/street art. I think a lot of the integration that everyone's talking about could be achieved by mirroring the stencil and layering it over your face or layering your face under the stencil, leaving both transparent.
Kelsey Steele- I like the yellow ring around your face, and your choice of mixed media is also very engaging. I perhaps would like to see more contrast in your face since the rest of piece is very bold and loud.
I like how you incorporated spray paint into this piece. I also like how you left the face black and white.
ReplyDeleteLooks very unfinished, leaving the face blank seems like a shortcut. Hair looks too much like string, try using something other than spray paint and mechanical pencil.
ReplyDeleteI'm actually more interested in the skull stencil. Makes the piece seem like a pirate flag. Very little ranges in values for the self portrait. The yellow makes the piece stand out but the solid white takes away the boldness of the yellow paint.
ReplyDeleteI like your composition and your choice of medium. But I would like to see more values used for your face to make it look more rounded. More color might add a lot to this piece too.
ReplyDeleteI like that you worked in the spray paint as part of your self-portrait. It is arguably the focus of your piece. What I also found interesting was the fact that you left your face as a bare sketch. This forces the viewer to look at the paint around it. Again, this allows the spray paint to become a depiction of you as much as your face.
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy the stencil work, and would have liked to see more of that, but I am also intrigued by the head you put on the spraypaint, it almost looks like it is floating.
ReplyDeleteEither the spray paint and stencil is taking away from your portrait, or your portrait seems unfinished. I like the element of spray paint and the stencil in your piece. I just think building up the face to a more complete, full, and finished look, like the paint, would help tie the face and the paint together in a finished piece. Right now they seem like two separate pieces.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Ashley's comment about the head and spray paint seeming like two pieces. If this is what you were going for then cool, but otherwise if feels a bit disjointed. If the two could be blended together better and the face filled out more I think it would give the piece a more even feel to it.
ReplyDeleteI believe that your portrait is nice and you background is great, but they seem somewhat disjointed. Maybe if you had drawn in the rest of your neck and shoulders your head would be more grounded. Or at the very least I think better positioning of you head could have given your piece a more polished look.
ReplyDeleteI like your approach to your portrait but it does look unfinished, and i think its because the stencil and your uncolored face conflict with each other, and you could easily fix that but adding more stencils or incorporating your face with the stencil and linking them together.
ReplyDeleteI like your use of spraypaint. Maybe take the usage of this medium further and incorporate it into your figure. I think if you took spray painting further and created more layers and depth the piece would be much stronger.
ReplyDeletei like all the individual parts of this piece, the duke stencil, your face, the yellow outline, and the concrete background. It really loots like a tag/street art. I think a lot of the integration that everyone's talking about could be achieved by mirroring the stencil and layering it over your face or layering your face under the stencil, leaving both transparent.
ReplyDeleteI like the delicate quality of the lines used on your face, but I would like to see a little bit more dark values so it stands out against the color.
ReplyDeleteKelsey Steele- I like the yellow ring around your face, and your choice of mixed media is also very engaging. I perhaps would like to see more contrast in your face since the rest of piece is very bold and loud.
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