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Self Portraits: Julius Bissier and Peter Ondreička Style
I made two new self-portraits. Both were made with watercolors, pencil and ink. I first drew the lineart. Afterwards, I traced over it with pen. I erased the pencil lines before adding the watercolors. I made a video of both paintings. You can see them both in Tiktok and Youtube. I am going to write about each painting in specific. Julius Bissier was a German painter. He fought in the first World War. He was a self-taught artist. The bulk of his work are abstract paintings. To make this self-portrait, I found one of his few artworks that feature a...
Self Portraits: Otto Dix and Eyvind Earle Style Watercolor
I made two new sets of watercolor paintings. I first drew it with pencil. I traced over it with ink. I erased the pencil lines, before adding the watercolors. The ink helps me control the watercolor paints. The first painting mimics the style of Otto Dix. He was a German painter who survived through two world wars. Most of his work are landscape and portraits. After both wors, he got into making religious and post war suffering paintings. I chose this simple painting to do my self-portrait. I found a photo of myself in a red dress. All that...
Watercolor Self Portrait: Botticelli and Seurat Style
Today, I wanted to show you my latest watercolor paintings. The first one was done Seurat style. Georges Seurat is the inventor of pointillism. It is a style where you use dots in order to make a painting. The dots are usually of primary colors. They blend together optically when you move away from the painting. I recently read a biography about him. He died young because he liked maidens more than he liked painting. A good chunk of the impressionist painters died for that very reason, with the exception of Degas and Monet. Both men were too busy painting...
Self Portrait Watercolor: Richard Hamilton and Walasse Ting Style
Today, I wanted to show you my two new self-portraits. Technically, they are eight self-portraits. I did another four sets of paintings, in the style of one artist. I chose these two painters due to their unique styles. I thought that it would make some interesting portraits. This painting series has been quite amusing. I am always challenging myself with a new art style. I try not to repeat myself. I am going to talk first about Richard Hamilton. His self-portrait where 4 photos with some paint slammed over the face. It seemed like something easy that I could...
Self Portrait: Yayoi Kusama and Howard Finster Style Painting
I did two new self-portraits. They were done with ink and watercolor paints. I first drew the face with pencil. I then added the ink before erasing the pencil lines. Lastly, I added the watercolor paints. This is the basic steps I take when painting watercolors. I am going to now talk about the paintings in specific. The first painting I made was done Howard Finster style. I first took a selfie. I then drew myself. I was not trying to do a carbon copy of the original self-portrait. Rather, I am just trying to mimic the style. I noticed...