10 Second Video

Please, keep in mind I'm not very computer savy. Here's a video assignment where we had to watch a series of artist who incorporated their drawings into a video. The original idea was I was giving out my heart...and then saying just kidding and I crumble it up and you see 'sprinkles' of the left over heart. Here's an update! It's not done...I have to add audio and incorporate a written component.

Updated Self Potrait

Self Potrait Drawing/ Symbolism

In class oil pastel drawing

3 sketches self POTRAIT ideas.

Just a few quick drawings

3 sentence Description of drawing

For my self portrait drawing that I'am working on I'm thinking of adding a graphic feel with the use of line quality. I want to keep my line work very fluid like and traditional looking because I'm thinking of doing it as a digital drawing. Even though my line work will be fluid like I want it to still have accurate and sharp depictions of my facial features with a main focus on my eyes.

Artist Selected-Neil Shigley

"My dream for each portrait is to, in some small way, touch on the human condition. Each portrait starts with a walk around various areas of San Diego, where I talk to people living on the street. I approach them with a great deal of respect. Even though they don’t have a home, they still have a space that is theirs. As an artist I am looking for interesting characters."

I really enjoy Neil Shigley's work. The prints displayed in the reading are beautiful and the line quality is amazing. I like his work because he really has a sense for the human form and facial features. The detailing and line work seems to be very precise and the emotion he depicts on the faces really give the person their portraying a sense of character which in return makes them seem to be more alive. It gives the work that life like quality and makes it more relate-able for the viewer. When viewing his work you notice that the prints are large which allows the viewer to get lost in the details. I also selected this quote from the text because I enjoy the fact that he tries to best represent the person he's portraying. Not only does he take their picture but he gets to know them making it easier to depict them and really show character. I think his technique is very interesting so I will try to incorporate his line quality and really gathering a sense of the subject matter (myself) and really telling something about myself through the piece.