Charlotte

Acrylic on canvas, A2 ish size.  I have made an 'inspirational leap' in my project and have skipped back to experiment some more with the photos I took in the 'Holi' set (the powder paint fight).  I've finally decided what I'm going to paint in my exam on wednesday - friday: a series of these bright and vibrant portraits.  I'll just see how many I can get done in the 12 hours.  Already started the second, so hopefully I'll already have 2 done before the exam starts.

Alliance - painted response

Painted response to one of the photos in the 'alliance' set.  I chose this one over a study of both of the models because even though the meaning is lost wit the second person, I think it has a lot of impact and is just a beautiful angle.  I used acrylic, watered down in places like on the neck and base of her shoulders.  This suggests that her body is made out of paint, as well as the mask like design covering her face.

Muscles

This is most definitely my favourite out of all the face painting ventures I've attempted so far! I've kind of changed my theme, instead of i piece showing alliance between two people, this shows the alliance between the different parts of the body.  Our muscles allow us to move, smile, frown and laugh; they are the relationship that links our mind and our movements.  This is one of the greatest 'alliances' I can think of.
This took around 4 hours to paint, on a free afternoon in the studio at school.  I used images from the internet and from a human biology book I have at home; every photo was slightly different, so i mixed all my favourite elements together.  So this isn't a completely accurate representation, but it looks realistic and artistic, so I'm pleased :)

alliance

Continued from the first face painting experiment below.  This time I have used two people, a couple, with colours flowing across their face from cool to hot on the side which is closest to each other.  Their emotions and feelings for each other have broken out of their bodies and are symbolised as colour on their faces.  It explores the theme of 'alliance', their attraction and bond between each other.

combinations & alliances

one I love, but forgot from the facepaint set down there somewhere.
:)

current exam sketchbook work

top two: oil paint
middle two: charcoal pencil and pencil
bottom: acrylic paint
all A4 size this time