Nearly after the first day of working on this picture, I just really didn't like it. I mean I loved the photo that I took. This is a really interesting angle, and I think that the dress looks really cool on her. Here's what I was going for:
My interpretation of this was totally off from the beginning. Also because I ran out of charcoal paper I had to use a matte board. I thought that it wouldn't be a problem, except it was. The charcoal wouldn't rub off or shade at all, and it was just terrible. I had to use this white pastel/charcoal thing to shade with. So her face, in my opinion, looks like a creepy ghost. I also think I drew the eye wrong, among other things. So my friends and I were joking that the portrait was kind of like shes an orphan on the streets, but she works the streets and gets paid a lot so she can afford nice lacy dresses.
Anyway, I felt it was important to post all of my artwork, even the stuff that I'm not proud of. Not for pity comments or anything. Just because I want a realistic representation of how this works (or how it sometimes doesn't) and that its okay. The important thing is to know when to not give up on a project, and when to put down your pencil and just let it be.
I'm glad that I didn't just give up on this portrait the minute it didn't go my way. I'm also glad its over.
I've got lots of more exciting things lined up, and some that I've already started on so that's exciting! It's a little bit different than what I've posted so far, but I think its pretty great.
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