Day 2
The challenge: Paint a self portrait
Challenger: @riasharon
Two things you should know:
1. I painted a wicked bowl of fruit back in year 11.
2. In year 12 I owned an easel.
With this in mind, I was pretty confident. I was set to impress you all. Yay.
Sooo…
I sat in front of the mirror with my 150 gsm A3 sketch pad (natch), and then it occurred to me – portraits were never really my bag. Y’see if you’re painting fruit or rocks or grass you can afford to make mistakes… not so with a face – as I was about to discover.
I sketched a dodgy HB pencil outline and then reached for my paints. Oh no, apparently opened acrylic paint does have a best before date… crunch…
Not to worry…new strategy – old (pre) school – yeah, I whipped out the felt tips.
I sacked off the pencil too cos I didn’t have a rubber* in my house (does anyone?) Feeling brave, I went for a pen outline. Yikes, outline, not so hot… I was looking like an 80s boy that had been whacked in the jaw. The felt tips would save it though…
…or not, as I remembered – while colouring furiously and trying my best to stay within the lines – that felt tips have a habit of running out just when you’re on a roll… oh well, at least I have beautiful ocean blue eyes (although, unfortunately, they do look like they might kill you).
Ok, I admit it, it’s shit – but wait till I get my paints back.
I enjoyed this one. I’d never try to draw myself on a regular Friday night.
One last thing, I don’t *think* I look like this in real life. Cos that would be bad. and unfortunate.
2 down.
363 to go…
See you all tomoz.
* eraser not condom.
nice! looking forward to the oil version! keep it up, tweetie : )