Tuesday, 12 February 2013

Face no. 13: journal/collage girl

Today was the same struggle as last week Tuesday. Nothing went the way it was supposed to go, I had a lot of ideas but couldn't get them on paper, I got verrry frustrated and the wicked witch (remember her?) paid me several visits throughout the day.


 But I struggled on, and in the end, it all came together and I had lots of fun finishing it.

I wanted to paint some faces with contorted features, too big eyes, a crooked mouth, etc ... and I couldn't. Everything I drew looked boring and too normal. So I decided to paint some faces without eyes, and paint some separate eyes too, and afterwards collage it all together.

Well, the eyes I painted turned out way too big and didn't fit on the paper, so I could only use the smallest one, and used a magazine eye for the other. I kinda like the combination of own painting and collage.

So this is what came out of it:


I experimented with black, because I always shy away from it. Even for shadows I usually don't use black. But here I did, and while I thought it was too dark at first, putting it against a bright background and combining it with some white made it better. For her neck and shoulders I printed out one of my doodles. Re-using your art, I'm starting to discover the possibilities of that...  Especially handy when you're short on time ☺.

I added the quote in Photoshop, after I scanned the image.

Well, that's it and it's time for bed once again. I need to stop doing these late nights, I'm getting sleep-deprived ....

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See you tomorrow with face #14 !
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10 comments:

  1. Marianne12 February 2013 at 15:08

    I love it when a plan comes together hahaha. Zoals ze altijd zeiden bij The A-team. Maar dat was misschien wel voor jouw tijd. Ik vind het een prachtig exemplaar geworden. Heel erg vindingrijk met die doodle-nek en het haar is heel erg leuk. Je mag dit gerust een kunstwerkje noemen!!
    See ya!
    Liefs,
    Marianne

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  2. GlorV112 February 2013 at 17:01

    This is pretty good! I like your style. Thanks.:)

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  3. Silke Powers12 February 2013 at 21:42

    That is so much fun! I love how you combined it all - the colorful background, the black and white, the collage and the text. Love it!! xoxo Silke

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  4. Karin12 February 2013 at 22:58

    wow prachtig, de achtergrond is geweldig en die zwartwitte gezichten in het persoontje, en een prachtige quote maakt het helemaal af!!

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  5. Jenny12 February 2013 at 23:05

    She is fabulous Denise.... LOVE her collaged eye... and she is perfect with the doodled body... great words too....

    Jenny ♥

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  6. Terri Corona13 February 2013 at 02:08

    I really love how the eyes turned out, sometime I get really tired of symmetry! And your beautiful doodles for the neck and body, love that.

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  7. Michellem13 February 2013 at 03:32

    Love the concept of collaging parts together and the doodle reused on her body is a super idea!

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  8. Carol13 February 2013 at 03:48

    I love her! But you know that :0) I'm addicted to your girls♥

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  9. Unknown13 February 2013 at 05:19

    wow this is amazing!! fabulous painting:))

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  10. Unknown30 July 2013 at 13:38

    Saw this on Pinterest. It is amazing.

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