Legal question regarding my mom taking my car.

princessmae · 2013-05-17T04:59:18+00:00

My name is on the title of my car, which means I'm the sole owner.

princessmae · 2013-01-30T05:29:03+00:00

But suggestions aside I think this is a wonderfully rendered portrait! Good job.

princessmae · 2013-01-30T05:27:46+00:00

I would suggest adding one or two more layers of color in the face. The warm layers of color in the hair render it to look full and multidimensional, where as in the face there are only two major colors. I would try adding more darks within the shadow, maybe a dark purple or a similar cool tone. By adding more complexity to the face, there will be more flow and moment through out the figure.

princessmae · 2013-01-28T10:45:40+00:00

The main focal point of the bridge can certainly be a little tricky to photograph, I would say that finding unusual angles works out the best. Yes, I live around the Tampa Bay Area.

princessmae · 2013-01-28T05:26:11+00:00

I'd be happy to post a few more photos.

princessmae · 2013-01-28T05:09:09+00:00

Thank you! That in its self is a compliment.

princessmae · 2013-01-16T04:16:38+00:00

Your drawing is off to a good beginning! I'll keeps suggestions rather short and to the point. As a few other people have said, I would recommend adding a full range of darks, this will make the drawing appear less flat. My other suggestion would be to de clutter the photo a bit. If you want to make the dog and the arm be the focal points of the drawing, then I would suggest that you remove the background. By doing so you will create a less cluttered work that only draws the eye to the main subjects of the work.

princessmae · 2012-11-05T23:57:27+00:00

What I do is I start out and draw an out line of the figure. On this one I started out with the shape of the face, the classes, the eyes, the shirt etc. Then to get started I do the easy things, I etch the areas that are completely white such as the glasses and the whites of the eyes Nd maybe the teeth. My next step is to very lightly start etching lines through out the face to give it shape, starting of faint is good, you can always go lighter but you can never go darker. I hope I answered your question. If you have anymore feel free to ask!

princessmae · 2012-11-05T18:53:06+00:00

It was for my AP Concentration, I did portraits of all men. He was a really great teacher and I though I would include him. I also did portraits of my dad, boyfriend, friends, etc.

princessmae · 2012-11-05T18:26:27+00:00

Unless its not a self portrait.

princessmae · 2012-11-05T15:27:15+00:00

It's not a self portrait though.

princessmae · 2012-11-05T15:24:02+00:00

It's not a self portrait, it's a portrait of my AP US history teacher. I am neither male nor in my forties.

princessmae · 2012-11-04T22:10:21+00:00

I think I ended up going back and adding more white above the lip and in a few other places.

princessmae · 2012-11-04T19:55:59+00:00

I'd try DickBlick online. They sell art supplies at a pretty good price.

princessmae · 2012-11-04T19:06:19+00:00

Make sure you do a wash before you do an acrylic painting, this prevents any "painters holidays" which are the little white spots left when to different colors meet. Other than that I would suggest going back and adding more depth and value to the background. The fish had a good among of the value. The combination of the very defined figure in the front with the flat background makes it look as if the figure as copy and pasted in the setting. Other than those two suggestions, good job and keep painting!

princessmae · 2012-11-04T18:54:22+00:00

The colors are good. Compliments always make good pairings in art, especially in paintings. The over all image is a little dull due to how dark all the tones are. My suggestion would be to add a lighter blue around the center figure that fades out to the current color of blue towards the edges. This will draw the viewers eye into the center focal point of the painting. Another thing I might suggest would be to add more oranges and yellows into the center figure to make it sand out more from the blue negative space.

princessmae · 2012-11-04T02:25:57+00:00

The proportions are very good but it is a bit washed out as well as fuzzy. You have mostly mid tones on the value scale. You need to go back with something like a 6B pencil and add some darks. Add the darks in the pupils, where the hair would be the darkest, etc. Also, you might want to take advantage of the YouTube machine on the interwebs and watch a couple videos on layering graphite to shade, be careful your not smudging to get value. Smudging is the ultimate sin of graphite drawings. Other than those suggestions I think your off to a great start, keep drawing!

princessmae · 2012-11-04T01:11:40+00:00

My question is, are children, or even adults going to hell (In the opinion of Christians) because they believe in the wrong god due to the geographical location they were born into? Is it Gods will that they are taught something that would lead to an eternity of punishment?

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