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Similar to Myself

May 29, 2010
By _AMZ_ BRONZE, Hemet, California
_AMZ_ BRONZE, Hemet, California
1 article 13 photos 269 comments

Favorite Quote:
"life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get"


This isn't oil paint...it is actually acrylic.
This painting is of me, I pulled up a picture on my desktop and got out my art supplies...sat about 50 feet away for the monitor and decided to make a portrait in an hour. I didn't time myself so it probably took longer than that...Anyway, it is entitled "Similar to Myself" because it has a resemblance to the picture but my proportions and colors are a bit off... Therefore, it is only similar to me (i s'pose that's what happens when you decide to make a painting in an hour time frame)


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_AMZ_ BRONZE said...
on Jul. 21 2010 at 5:07 pm
_AMZ_ BRONZE, Hemet, California
1 article 13 photos 269 comments

Favorite Quote:
"life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get"

Haha, thanks.I don't know why I did that. It was like 11:00 or 12:00 at night when I painted it so I was tired...and wanted to do something different I guess

KatiKat BRONZE said...
on Jul. 20 2010 at 7:44 pm
KatiKat BRONZE, Middle Of Nowhere, Vermont
3 articles 14 photos 36 comments

Favorite Quote:
The most important thing in life is learning how to laugh just for the sake of laughing! -Me

 I really like how you made the color dripping down onto the face. It's really well done!

_AMZ_ BRONZE said...
on Jul. 18 2010 at 10:05 pm
_AMZ_ BRONZE, Hemet, California
1 article 13 photos 269 comments

Favorite Quote:
"life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get"

Thank you. The mouth area is usually one of the most difficult things for me to do. I'm glad you say this one turned out well :)

saher BRONZE said...
on Jul. 18 2010 at 4:07 pm
saher BRONZE, East Windsor, Connecticut
1 article 27 photos 65 comments

Favorite Quote:
Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.
Dale Carnegie

The lips are really nicely done!

 


on Jun. 19 2010 at 11:49 am
BriannaMinniie, Fort Myers, Florida
0 articles 12 photos 51 comments
thanxx this is gonna help me lot thank you :)

_AMZ_ BRONZE said...
on Jun. 19 2010 at 1:57 am
_AMZ_ BRONZE, Hemet, California
1 article 13 photos 269 comments

Favorite Quote:
"life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get"

usually I will have a few different colors that I will be constantly mixing...I will have the tan base color, a yellow color, a darker brown, white and a red...If you want a skintone to look real, you need that yellow in there to bring it to life and the red too (but i don't use red too often). The dark brown is for shadow, the white is for highlights (you can use a bit of yellow in those areas too) and the base color (tan) is obviously what you will use to transition between lights and darks. I will add another comment soon telling you exactly what shades of color because I don't know off the top of my head and I will have to look at all my paints...but I hope this helps!!

Thank you for the comment by the way!!! :)


on Jun. 18 2010 at 10:52 pm
BriannaMinniie, Fort Myers, Florida
0 articles 12 photos 51 comments
your work is truly amazing, your good with paint im jelous, how do you make good looking skin color in paint, cause i always make skin color in paint look bad hahaha

_AMZ_ BRONZE said...
on Jun. 15 2010 at 5:46 pm
_AMZ_ BRONZE, Hemet, California
1 article 13 photos 269 comments

Favorite Quote:
"life is like a box of chocolates...you never know what you're going to get"

well, tank you so much :)

i think itsa bit creepy haha


CourtneyH GOLD said...
on Jun. 15 2010 at 9:13 am
CourtneyH GOLD, Floral Park, New York
13 articles 7 photos 19 comments

Favorite Quote:
Imagination is better than Knowledge - Albert Einstein
One day you're in the next you're out
Live like you're at the bottom even if you're at the top

This is really good!