GRAY SCALE SELF PORTRAIT
Final
September 2019: I have been given a project to create a self portrait in ink, capturing gray scale in the drawing.
I will be using:
-Ink
-Ink
-Pencil
-Bond paper
-Illustration board
First stage is to brainstorm my ideas.
I chose #10 as this was an actual photo I have.
I did a sample of some gray scales in order to determine an interesting but also viable shading technique.
This is the original photo that I chose to work on, as it has a lot of value from dark to light areas.
PROCESS WORK
I then traced the photo in order to create a template I could use to experiment with techniques.
Next I created several rough versions, exploring shading techniques until I was happy with the results.
Several close ups of the rough works, focusing on areas I wanted to perfect
Focusing on hair
Focusing on the earring
Focusing on the reflection in the lens of my glasses
Another focus on the reflection
3x rough copies were created
Started working on the Illustration Board
(I used a graphite transfer from my trace to ensure proper shape)
Progress...
Everything together
Conclusion
I'm glad I had the opportunity to explore value using ink as it is my favorite medium to use. I enjoyed the challenge of creating reflections using ink and gray scale and I believe I learnt a lot from completing this.
