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ARTD 310 - Self Portrait by *HiddenMutation:iconHiddenMutation:

Categories Traditional Art > Drawings > Portraits & Figures

©2009 *HiddenMutation
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Started with a 9"x9", B&W, Distorted, and Gridded Self-Portrait Photo.

We took an 18"x18" toned sheet of drawing paper, gridded it in scale to the photo. The goal was to make it as accurate as possible. If I get any requests, I'll post the photo it came from.

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18"x18" Drawing Paper
General's Compressed Charcoal Sticks (Black & White)
General's Charcoal Pencil Kit
Kneaded Eraser
Art Gum Eraser
White Eraser

Time Taken: 3 Hours

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Photo of the Drawing taken with my NIKON D40 in Automatic Mode.

I cropped in on the picture a little bit to get rid of the distracting carpet.

Critiques


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~SydneyPrimal Apr 9, 2009, 12:30:38 PM
I've seen this before, and you know I like it, but I do have a few beefs with it, now that I've been studying it. I disagree with Angel when she says that the hair looks flat--on the contrary, that's the part that really stands out to me. The individual strands really seem to pop out to me. It's the same with the eyes, they seem to come to life (creepy life, but life.) However, your nose and lips seem rather flat to me--the lips especially. They don't measure up to the eyes and hair. As a final note, your jawline seems to fade into your neck.

All in all, a -very- nice piece of work. Freaky, but I can see the effort, and there's a lot of emotion hanging out in there somewhere.
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*Driven-Crazy Apr 8, 2009, 6:14:28 PM
Well, apparently the critique system won't load for me.. So I had no idea you were the product of Mom's alien abduction. The only thing I can really think to comment on is that the hair looks a little flat, like there isn't enough highlight.

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*HiddenMutation Apr 8, 2009, 6:17:02 PM
I'd agree with you. I feel like that too. But there weren't many highlights on my hair in the picture so it's pretty much as flat as it is here. :<

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*Driven-Crazy Apr 8, 2009, 6:22:50 PM
Oh okay, so the assignment was to keep it as close to the photo as possible. That's cool.

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=SexySickness Apr 8, 2009, 8:52:12 PM
I like the shading. Its very nice!

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*HiddenMutation Apr 9, 2009, 5:33:15 AM
Yeah. If I had added more highlights like I wanted, he would've whined about darkening it up.

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*Ankhu Apr 9, 2009, 12:37:53 PM
Aimee you were dead on this self portrait piece. Great job. :D.

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It's Your Boi,
Keith
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*Driven-Crazy Apr 9, 2009, 6:26:57 PM
Gotta love art teachers where everything has to be their way.

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*Selfish-Eden Apr 9, 2009, 6:33:08 PM
Wow... Dude, are you having a Picasso phase? This is just... I love this style. I don't know why. :heart:

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NIKON CORPORATION
NIKON D40
1/60 second
F/4.8
35 mm
400
Apr 8, 2009, 8:16:37 AM

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