Continuing from our class work with portraits and close-ups, the homework consisted of 4 portrait tasks.
I enjoy drawing people so I quite liked this homework task; however, I do sometimes struggle with getting a likeness, so as this was an aim for the homework I was a little worried. Looking at the outcomes, I do feel like I managed to overcome this and achieve relatively good likenesses with most of the portraits! The one of Queen Victoria is probably the least successful in this respect, as I struggled to keep accuracy with the looser medium of charcoal, I think. I do like the effect the charcoal created though, giving it quite an old-fashioned look which suits the subject.
I used quite safe mediums for these portraits because I was worried about likenesses and being accurate. Looking back I think I could have stepped out of my comfort zone a little. Despite this I really like the pencil drawings and think they look mostly realistic and lifelike. I also really like the way the coloured pencil drawing turned out. This is probably my most adventurous of the 4, which I feel pays off in the outcome, giving it a vibrant and striking feel. The limited colour palette has been successful at keeping a sophisticated simplicity to the composition.
1: A Visually interesting figure from a magazine (not famous)
2: A friend
3: A favourite musician
4: A well-known historical figure, pre 1900
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