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I used a photograph of my self as inspiration to draw the outline of my face and try to put the lines of my hair in. As you can see from the picture below I drew my hair first I was not happy with it and had to start again.

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Portraiture has existed as long as art. People painted portraits to record faces as they had no cameras , a portrait is usually just an image of a face . Portraits have been found as cave paintings in ancient Egypt. The way portraits have been painted over time has changed because the things around them have changed. Portraits can be sculpture, painting and photography and can be of a person or the artist themselves. Traditionally a person would just sit for the artist , now they can draw through photographs and videos so there isn’t a need to physically sit for the artist. In ancient times they would create portraits of important people in the form of sculptures . Portraits have always been created to show peoples best side , if they didn’t do this nobody wanted their work.

In more recent times people stopped wanting their portraits painted so artists started to paint their family and close friends however they wanted to. Eventually portraits changed and artists stopped painting realistically and created more 2D and flat imagery. When photography became very popular and the most important medium of traditional portraiture, this started of as an expensive luxury product that was made affordable for almost everyone.

Self portraits used to be just faces but now can be anything that’s representing you. Artists can use programs such as photoshop to edit and add themselves to different backgrounds.

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I have created mark making , printing , 2D drawing , 3D sculpting and time based study’s. I really enjoyed print making , I have also done Lino cut . I enjoyed doing this because it made me feel calm while creating it . I would like to improve my drawing and research , as I want to be able to create portraits . I am going to do more research on the artist to widen my skills . I liked doing chalk and didn’t want to stop doing it , this made me calm by creating this . I liked the way the chalk blends in . I came on this course to draw , I wanted to do portraits that look realistic and symmetrical faces , so for this reason my final major project will be based on portraits . I want to study for the following weeks , the subject of emotion through the use of the personal portraits , using traditional techniques such as drawing and painting . For many years I have wanted to be able to draw faces because I saw this as the only way to be an artist however , I have learnt how to mark make , paint and print which is the basis of all art . However I desire to draw faces and I will use my own selfies and faces for reference. I hope to learn I can still be an artist even if I do not meet my own expectations of creating a perfect portrait . For my final evaluation I will write a statement to see if I have completed my work to the standard I wanted. I will ask my friends and teachers for their opinion and then annotate my work.

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Quickly Draw Heads with the Loomis Method - Part 1

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Picasso was living in Paris on he’s own far away from he’s loved ones , just after his close friend had passed away he had been living in extreme poverty. He was unrecognised and very depressed.
Picasso was a Spanish painter , sculptor , printmaker , ceramicist and stage designer considered one of the greatest and most influential artist of the 20th century. Picasso is credited along with George’s Braque , with the creation of cubism. He was an innovative artist who experimented and innovated during his 42 plus years on this earth. Picasso’s work matured from the naturalism of his childhood through cubism , surrealism and beyond shaping the direction of modern and contemporary art through the decades. Pablo Picasso lived through two world wars , sired four children appeared in films and poetry. He died in 1973. He was raised as a catholic , but in his later life would declare himself an atheist.

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This image was created by using willow charcoal, soft brush and some chalk.
I feel this image shows one of my emotions and I feel I met my objective by creating this and having the courage to show this to the world.

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I felt this was to masculine and started again

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I started with a looser marks I blocked in the shadow under the chin, I wasn't happy yet but I carried on.

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I have added more shadow and mid tone to make my face look realistic. As you can see I changed the shape of the nose and mouth.

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I added shading on the cheeks and more definition on the hair. I’m feeling as though it is looking more me.

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On this one I feel as though my face was to angular and I needed shading to blend my head into my hair.

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I have blended my face and hair I am now starting to put highlight in.

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This is near my final piece , I have used a putty rubber to remove any areas of darkness from the eyes. The picture is becoming more me I am now adding some more white chalk for highlights. I rubbed a little bit of the hair out because it was just too big. I am happy with the result I feel it shows the intensity of my gaze , if I was to do this again I would do 2 or 3 together to help compare and use one of colour of pastel.

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This is the painting that speaks to me the most, I like the direct gaze and the lines. I like how you can see a face. I like the shadow, tone and highlights.

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I have traced a picture of my face to use for Lino cut. I copied the image on to a piece of Lino and cut it out using a Lino cutter. Then I printed it in blue , yellow , black and red. Some of them worked but the rest didn’t print properly or the colours had mixed which made the yellow which is a primary colour turn green which is a secondary colour. The dots in the Lino prints are contamination from thinners. I liked the blue one because the ink had good consistency on the paper .
I tried to make my lines as good as my research but I am not that good yet. I hope to be soon

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For the start of this image I used charcoal but I had to learn to use it in a different way which was holding it on the side not the edge.
I also used a putty rubber to bring in the highlights

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I’m standing back to look where to put the highlight with white chalk

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I needed to put in some mid tone and I didn’t have grey. I wiped the image with my hand so it looked like it had mid tone.

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I tried to put some lights in the eyes so the picture looked realistic.

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This is the finished image , when you look close up the eyes look as though they are following you. If I could do this image again I would make sure I did it bigger and not test my marks in the corner of the page.

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This was the start of an image that I was using for the start of my final piece but I didn’t like it and abandoned it.

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I decided to use a picture of of a old man on the internet as a source of inspiration however it ended up looking like god. Even though I learnt about highlight I was not comfortable with it at all. If I did this again I would choose a better picture and take pictures as I go.

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Paige, your patience and determination is paying off :) you are really so talented and I want you to believe this.
In fact you need to Paige.

You have drawn a range of experimentation in the form of mark making  and you are showing you can work to a time plan as well as choose what materials and techniques you are using to experiment with.
You are starting with your personal protrate now and you will use shading techniques to select and comptently use this to create art for presentation.
Paige we have many verbal feedback discussions and we will continue to use these so this does not embarrass you.
However, please bear in mind you must experiment at home and photograph all this work so we can evidence it here.
If you do not like it do not put it in the bin you will not get any points for experimentation there will you?

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Lino Printing

Linoleum was invented by Frederick Walton (UK) in the mid-1800’s, first patenting the material in 1860. At that time, its main use was that of a floor material, and later in the 1800’s as actual wallpaper.

I have found quite a lot of wallpaper that is block printed but I can not find an original I like this one though by ‘Edward Bawden

This is a test piece and didn’t make the full wallpaper. I like that the pattern can be repeated. I  like the colours they seem calm and they stand out against each other.

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The image below is by Gustave Baumann

It called Old Munich I piced it because I like the black lines on top of the colour It looks built up it is make from wood and printed on paper.

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Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
I found this research on the internet it looks like its got straight lines and easy to do it looks bold. I like less lines. this pieces looks very serious

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I like the colours in this image, I am not sure i can do the all the lines and intricate lines but i like the areas that are blue grey and lilac I can see how they would cut this out

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This is Picasso in his blue period, it is quiet and sad. He has lost his friend he is poor and hungry. You can see how his face is grey all the colours are cold and he has dark circles under his face he was really depressed

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In Picasso’s work, the Rose Period was short . A large number of pictures were a bright colour
in this picture you can see light purple, orange and creams it is happier
in his new work after his depression you can see acrobats and dancers.

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So far on the course I have learnt how to create still life drawings , I have used oil pastels , pastels and charcoals which I really enjoyed using. I thought this was my best attempt so far I have found that I really like trying to draw form. However the best thing that I really want to do is draw faces and this is what I came on the course to learn. It has been a long process and I still don’t feel happy that I have learnt enough for drawing faces. For this project I decided all I wanted to do was try and learn portraiture. My researched artist is Picasso and I liked his initial charcoal work his work really showed shadow , tone and the highlight. I looked at his later work which was his blue and rose period but I like the blue period best because it’s mostly one tone of colour.

I had to do lots of experimentation drawing heads with scale and grids and experimented the shape and line . I eventually lost my temper and walked out , I came back to it and decided to try and loosen up my marks and be expressive with the charcoal. I had lots of arguments with my teacher because I wanted to create realism but I have now learnt this is an on going process. I need to improve my patience but this is very difficult especially when I have a set goal in my head. I am coming back next year to do another level of study.

I am happy with my portrait but I feel I could have done more if I had the time this image took a long time to do and it was difficult, but I really enjoyed it and I feel more confident than I did before I started it.

In my next project I now know what I really need to do to improve my grades.
Motivation when I am fed up
Calmness when I get cross with frustration
Time keeping arriving on time.

I have worked hard and I am proud of myself for the work I have done and hope to improve next year