Final Piece

After experimenting with the different mediums on my progression to the final piece, I decided the best route for me would be to use acrylics for my final piece. I enjoy the way acrylics can be used to layer and create the effect of a multi tonal space, without losing the line qualities of the initial image.

My final piece was done using several layers, the original being just the original light and dark spaces of the image, then continued to add layers of detail and highlight, and continued to do so with a variety of colours until the image was finished. Although warm colours are typically associated with positive emotions, the use of warm colours almost added to the negativity of this piece.

The most difficult part of the piece was the lips, as I struggle with drawing and painting mouths, it made the piece all the more challenging.

I think the piece is a success; the detail is focused on the face rather than anything else, which is why I left the background plank, which also puts more of a structure and almost outlines the face and sharpens the image in general. I arranged the composition the piece as so the face was the majority of the image and took up most of the canvas space, which once again, took drew more attention to the emotion on the image.