{"id":694,"date":"2020-04-23T16:23:18","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T20:23:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-2101-spring-2020\/?p=694"},"modified":"2020-05-06T07:19:04","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:19:04","slug":"photoshop-portrait-color-experiments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/visual-arts-2101-spring-2020\/drawing\/photoshop-portrait-color-experiments\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop Portrait Color Experiments"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Acrylic Paint Marker on Paper, 24 x 18 inches<\/p>\n

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These are great. Love the color and the color background. The only thing I don’t understand is your interpretation of the planes described by the U-shaped line A-B, which cuts through and disrupts some major plane changes.<\/p>\n

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The area below the mouth seems unduly complicated. Be careful to maintain the same degree of abstraction throughout–it feels like you got caught up trying to show us nuances when this isn’t about that (or at least that’s the way the majority of the piece, as well as your previous work seems to be pointing). This needs greater simplification–here’s my suggestion, based on the degree of simplification everywhere else in the image:<\/p>\n

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I made these changes in Photoshop. Now that you’re coloring there you could also revise the drawing there if you like–or start with a pencil drawing before you ink to get the best possible breakdown. The Cut-out filter in PS could also be a helpful ally.<\/p>\n

You might benefit from studying renderings like these of the planes of the face (this were in the Powerpoint I sent, with some others, including my drawing of Patrick Steward in planes):<\/p>\n

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Acrylic Paint Marker on Paper with Photoshop Editing, 24 x 18 inches<\/p>\n

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Acrylic Paint Marker on Paper with Photoshop Editing, 24 x 18 inches<\/p>\n

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