Post # 19

The art of making a portrait whether it is of a person, or animal is beautiful. To begin with, finding an image of a person to represent me. Looking for a person with the same name as me was the first part now switching a 5x7 image onto a 10x14 canvas was the next step. To continue, drawing the image was a big step contributing to the project. By creating a grid i was able to construct the 5x7 picture onto a paper twice as big but much easier focusing on the details. Lastly the painting process using one color but various tints and shades. My main color was red but mixing it with black and white I was able to create different tints which is essential to the image as it has various shades and values. My portrait making experience was one of a kind as I had a process to follow before achieving overall completion finding the image then drawing it was the first part but with the use of colors I was able to allow my portrait to come to life.