[A] Rye's AP Art portfolio in progress

How's the latest one doing? I wanted to say something on the colors, but probably it's too soon now and maybe it's changet a lot since.

It's going really well. I'm keeping up the same color scheme, but the bottom part of the face, the part with the other eye, is a dark blue and the hair is a black-blue. I'll take a picture later, hopefully. xD

Yep. ^_^

In AP Art, we had a full day art field trip... or in other words, we had to stay in the art room all day and do work. xD It was really fun. I got a lot of work done.

Finished yellow-blue picture:



I took some pictures of my friend Shannon, and I used her for my next project. I did this one on black paper with chalk pastels, to mix it up. Chalk pastels are so quick, they're even easier to use than oil pastels, which I forgot. It's almost done, I have to just do the background. :3 Fastest project ever.



Source picture.

I think that was my 6th AP Art piece, btw, since I'm including this lovely self portrait into my portfolio.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w..._completed.jpg

Only 6 more to do, by May, and I have like 5 months until then. xD I'm going to do a second porfolio for 2D design because I want to make the most out of art before I have to stop taking art classes (=[), so expect a thread for that sometime.

The self portrait has got beautiful blazing colors. I think it's definitely one of the best pieces so far. Once again, the hand is a little bit off, but the awesomeness of the face compensates for that. Bravo!

The blue and yellow picture is good and has a lovely expression. I'd work some green into it though, in the transitional parts, and I'd give the background a color a bit different so to make it contrast with the skin.

As for your friend's portrait, it's got a very good matching of colors in my opinion. I think her face is a little bit off though, but I'll wait for a finished version to say any more.

Rye, you're amazing :D

Thanks so much! :3

I started a new one. It's of my friend Katie. It's probably going to be a bit tamer in color, but kind of reddish and sunsetty. If that makes sense. Chalk pastels.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...u/HIKATIE2.jpg

neatness. dont worry, im not really good with hands either. hands and mouths... the two hardest things to draw

UPDATE!!!!

My first piece:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...uu/JESS1-1.jpg

My 5th piece (taken on a bad angle):

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...u/SHANNON1.jpg

My 7th piece:

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...chuuu/sam2.jpg

You're getting better. I've never tried that kind of pastels because I always thought that they didn't suit my technique, which is very detail-oriented. What are they like for coloring?

Thanks! I love pastels. I'm usually more of a sketchy person so I never thought they'd work well, but I really love them. I like the layering effect they give with coloring, and they look really well with my mark making, because I'm a serial hatcher.

Here is a new one! I really like the progress I'm making. I hate the first one I posted so much. xD

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...huuu/KATIE.jpg


And here is my new work in progress! Thought I'd take a break from hardcore fauvism and do something a little more realistic. I think that concentration wise, it's my weakest piece, because it really strays from what I set out to do in my AP Art portfolio, but I like it, and everyone else likes it because a lot of people in my class have a hard time appreciate non-realism.

Only 3 more after this, unless I decide to try some more, which I'll do most likely. I have until May, after all, and I seem to get a piece done every week, when I'm not being lazy.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...shannonpic.jpg

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w...shannonnew.jpg

Mmmmm, sketchin'

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I think that was my 6th AP Art piece, btw, since I'm including this lovely self portrait into my portfolio.

http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w..._completed.jpg

Only 6 more to do, by May, and I have like 5 months until then. xD I'm going to do a second porfolio for 2D design because I want to make the most out of art before I have to stop taking art classes (=[), so expect a thread for that sometime.

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I especially like this one. Mostly because of the colours in it. I really like that you're using colours for shading, and also the whole warm/cold contrast that you have going on. Also, oil pastels = win! :cool:

Good work and amazing drawing

I really like the blue 7th peice, but I like them all. You've improved a lot! :jess: