Self-portrait
Pen on board
10″ x 10″
June 2013
Pointillism
This was our first plate for Visual Perception class.
We used a photo reference that we divided into 64 squares to form a grid, for transferring point by point onto an illustration board.
The points were no joke to make, and one blackout grid would take me over an hour to do.
Our teacher, Sir Jamel Obnamia, warned us of aching wrists but also kept telling us to persevere — a fine arts student does not give up so easily.
Tricky part was using a pen, which meant no erasing and no double takes. I made some mistakes with hair (too dark, too thick) but over-all I was happy with what I came up with. 🙂
I passed the initiation, so sugod lang. Bring it, let’s do this for 4 more years of school!