HI EVERYONE!!! ITS FINISHED!

This is a self portrait done using mixed media created for the 'Art for Art Sake' Contest [link]

MEDIA: 8B to 5H pencils, dark charcoal, acrylic paints applied with a small pin, blend stump for very small smudging and a putty rubber

This piece has alot of personal meaning behind it. It shows how my love and knowledge of art has developed or growing over time. The older I get the more and more I love creating art. This is shown through the branches growing out of my clothes and me. The blazing leaf is my goals which is someday to be a world famous illustrator. Thats why I made so strong and firey in colour to show my passion. I wanted to show a connection between me and the passion so thats why I chose colours that were similar.


This was drawn from a photo ref of me and two photos of a leaf and a twig to give me a rough idea how to draw the textures to give the most realistic look I could get.

When I scanned this image in it turned out very very light so I had to adjust the lvls and sharpness to match the origional a perfect as possible.







UPDATE: I came 4th place in the sake of art contest which is great!!! there was such brilliant art entered I didn't think i was going to get anywhere near that. So im pleased.

here is the link to my feature [link]


Also Im adding a new smaller watermark so you guys and gals can enjoy this portrait even better. I hope you like.