Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Commissioned Portrait - Part 2

Above is the final portrait. It is a fun and positive portrait. Not too serious. It is a portrait symbolizing growth. The background is abstract compared to the main subject of the portrait. I did this for contrast and to create a playfulness in the piece.I deemphasized the jewelry. Below are the steps I took to get there. 

 
Above is my 1st layer on the background. I ended up doing 2 layers of paint and 3 layers of color pencil. 

 Then I began working on the butterfly background parts. 



Initially I had the hair very dark, but after a few more photos were provided and we had a discussion about various times when her hair was dyed I came to this color. 



 

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