I have finally finished to the point where I don't hate it too much. This project was difficult for me, because in general I don't like doing portraits of living objects. Since I choose to use a colorful palette I feel like I can't accomplish the realistic concept of a self portrait or in this case a pet portrait. The ending of this project I figured with more practice I can prove myself wrong. I am happy with this ending piece. This is my dog, Koby, who isn't here with us anymore but still in memory.
The beginning of this project I was searching for a medie where I can show the flow of fur easily. I chose to do colored pencils at first. Since I joined the colors of orange and green, as you can see, it started to turn muddy. I set that aside and decided to use acrylic paint. The first picture of paint above was turning out how I wanted it to, but then I tried to add more yellow and a darker blue, which then turned out not how I expected it to be. Over Christmas break I didn't touch it at all. Knowing I had to finish and accomplish it I wasn't feeling motivated. I got new paints recently and one of my favorites is a dark purple. I incorporated the purple into my pet portrait and I was happy how it was turning out. I added yellow, orange, and teal. The ears had the most teal and brightest color, so I did a few streaks through out the face and teeth trying to make it even. The hardest part was the eye. Trying to capture the right amount of light and life was super difficult. I think I managed it pretty well towards the end. The explanation for the bright background is because I thought using complementary colors would bring out the darker colors in my dog.
The beginning of this project I was searching for a medie where I can show the flow of fur easily. I chose to do colored pencils at first. Since I joined the colors of orange and green, as you can see, it started to turn muddy. I set that aside and decided to use acrylic paint. The first picture of paint above was turning out how I wanted it to, but then I tried to add more yellow and a darker blue, which then turned out not how I expected it to be. Over Christmas break I didn't touch it at all. Knowing I had to finish and accomplish it I wasn't feeling motivated. I got new paints recently and one of my favorites is a dark purple. I incorporated the purple into my pet portrait and I was happy how it was turning out. I added yellow, orange, and teal. The ears had the most teal and brightest color, so I did a few streaks through out the face and teeth trying to make it even. The hardest part was the eye. Trying to capture the right amount of light and life was super difficult. I think I managed it pretty well towards the end. The explanation for the bright background is because I thought using complementary colors would bring out the darker colors in my dog.