For this next art piece I did I decided on using a lot of color because I adore color. For me color adds a lot of meaning and sentiments to a piece of art and I really like being able to capture an atmosphere with it. I had done many art pieces with genuine facial expressions, but they didn't have as much raw emotion as I wanted to convey. I asked my classmate Rachel to rest her head down on the table so I could quickly sketch her out. I hate photographs so I drew her by observation and tried to duplicate the expression on her face and the way she rested. To finish off my mini sketch I colored it in my favorite medium, markers. I like these markers because although the colors are bold and crisp they're soft and genuine. I used a palette of red, orange, pink and yellow because those colors seem to get a wide range while maintaining their beauty. As I got closer to finishing my piece I realized I wanted the background to be a completely different mood from the foreground. I decided to come up with a slightly altered color palette, one that complimented it but made the focal piece stand out immensely. I then got another idea thinking maybe a different medium would also
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May 2015
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