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Self Portrait: Julian Schnabel and Cindy Sherman Watercolor Painting
I made two new watercolor artworks. I first drew the pencil art. I inked them, before adding watercolor. The first painting was done Julian Schnabel style. Schnabel is an American painter and filmmaker. He is still alive and well. So, good for him. His style is Neo-Expressionism. It was interesting to make the fragmented style of this artwork. I added a lot of black ink in order to achieve this effect. The painting that I was mimicking was called in Andy’s Shadow. In my version, I am in the shadow of Julia. Julia is the name of my grandma....
Self Portrait Soft Cubism: Vilen Barsky and Alla Horska Watercolor
I made two new watercolor self-portraits. They imitate the style of Vilen Barsky and Alla Horska. Both reference paintings are in black and white. My version has color. I do not like the monochrome look. It looks a bit unfinished. It is for this reason that I added color to my self-portraits. The first painting shows Vilen Barsky’s wife. I cropped the reference material. I needed to make it a long vertical painting. Vertical paintings look better on Tiktok. Like all my artworks, I first drew the pencil, then I added ink over it. I erased the pencil lines...
Self Portrait Watercolor: MARJORIE STRIDER and Martial Raysse Style
I did two new watercolor self-portraits. In order to make these paintings, I first took two selfies. I used them as reference before rendering the finished artworks. The first painting was done Marjorie Strider Style. She is an American painter and sculptor. Her paintings have a lot of 3D elements. The rose in the reference works sticks out of the painting. I wasn’t able to do any 3D Art. Still, I mimicked the rest of the painting style. I painted the rose with glitter to add detail to it. The rest was just a matter of defining the rest of...
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...