For our first project in AP/Art 4 we had to draw something "reflective". The piece not only had to have reflective objects in it, but had to reflect ourselves. This is mine, it was done in prisma colors on top of colored paper.
When I first started brainstorming I was focusing more on the reflective object than the meaning. I came up with dozens of ideas, but I didn't particularly like any of them. They either seemed too boring, or too impersonal. I came very close to drawing my living room reflected in a big magnifying glass, but the idea still didn't sit right with me. I decided to scroll through my camera roll for inspiration and that's when I found this picture. I really liked the composition in this photo and the lighting. The reason why I like the composition is because the glasses kind of lead your eyes in the direction they're supposed to look. I think I messed up the position of them a little, but it still works. I don't think I did the lighting justice either, so i might go back and darken a few things later on. The lighting in the photo allowed me to play with colors, I also amped it up by saturating it in photoshop so my reference would be really bright. I love using Prismas to exaggerate colors and bring out the life in objects, so they were perfect for this piece. I never imagined retelling this story, especially not on my school art blog, but I guess I kind of have to haha. So right before the summer ended I went to visit Savannah to meet up with my Grandparents. We went out to eat at a really fancy restaurant one night, there must've been something in the water because everyone that worked there was a 10/10. So of course I told my friend about our hot waiter, and of course she wanted a picture. And while I don't normally do that kind of thing, I made an exception since I was leaving town the next day and would probably never see him again. I sneaked a pic and fortunately for me he didn't notice, but just as I was sending it to her he walked behind. He didn't say anything, but I knew he saw it, and he knew I knew he saw it, and it was just really awkward. So along with the reflection of the glasses, it's also reflecting on an embarrassing moment for me. |
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May 2016
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