Forward

Forward


Automaton 1


Automaton 2

I wasn't satisfied with the past bunch of faces that I attempted. They needed the jawline, neck, and hint of shoulders. This latest bunch are not there yet, but I am getting closer. They eyes are not looking in the same direction. I think I like that. Not sure yet. On "Forward," I decided to start another face on the same background that I used for the first lower profile piece (Not Sure Which Face, Dec 07).

The two automatons are the same in the faces; the only difference is I transposed the abstract background by flipping it horizontally and vertically. The holes that I erased out of the face layers show different colors behind them. I like the hat effects for these two. Compositionally, I like the second one best.

I need to figure out how to tag these blogs. ArtRage, Paint Software, Digital Art should all go on there.

Two Attempts

Twins


Shades


Ocean Breeze

These two were a bit of a struggle this evening. I tried a three-quarter profile that just wouldn't come together, "Twins." Finally, I tried this face and got a comic effect where the two negative spaces in the light aqua blue areas suggested eyes, "Shades." I think I prefer the original abstract.

Two New Lower Profiles

Shoulder


Breeze

Two more of the ArtRage profiles. I used the profiles from "Lower Face" (Not Sure Which Face, Dec o7) and "Speed Racer" (A Better Speed Racer, Jan 08) as import layers. The profiles all look alike since they are variations of the first lower profile. Can't say for certain, but I think that I am done with this series. I think I will start sketching some other portrait views for a while. If I ever print this series, I may show them with the original abstracts. I enjoyed the cut and paste aspects of these works. The Transform Layer feature on the Edit bar came in handy.

Helmet

Helmet



Black and White


Still working on the lower-profile group of digital artworks. "Helmet" uses the profile I drew for "Rising Moon." I brought it down and used the existing white lines on the abstract background that I had worked on a week or so ago. I get a feeling of a slick motor cyclist from the early days of racing. The white line on the far left looks like a hunched shoulder much like a person on a motor cycle would have.



I am posting the original abstract design along with "Helmet" to show how I changed it to fit with the face.

Profile Three - Rising Moon

Rising Moon

Another profile added to a previous abstract (Downloaded ArtRage 2 - Nov 07). I added the face by using the import to layer feature on the File menu. I then transformed it to make it lower in order to add a bit more nose. I needed to erase out the white from the transfer so the under layer would show through. The pink and black vertical shape looks a bit like a tree trunk with a large face-moon behind it.

A Better Speed Racer

Speed Racer

I wasn't satisfied with the profile on the first "Speed Racer," so I used the same profile from the earlier "Lower Face" (Not Sure Which Face Dec 07) as a template and used it as a layer. The features in the original digital artwork were also on layers, so I made them invisible by clicking off the "eye." I was able to use the same colors by using the eye dropper feature. The Nike chin has been softened, but, overall, I like it better. The speed skater hood is still there; it is more defined now.

Speed Racer

Speed Racer

This one is a profile similar to the one I did a couple of days ago. Or was it yesterday? I have been working on these during the day and again at night so I am off on what day I have done what. This ArtRage piece is a combination of a landscape that I turned upside down and numbered (earlier blog post "Back to Numbers" Dec 07) along with the addition of the profile. The title is a reference to the leotards that speed skaters wear during competitions. I see a Nike symbol on the chin as I write this. I think I will continue combining the landscapes with faces since I like the feeling of outside space that I am starting to get.

Flames Two

Flames Two

I didn't like all of the dark around the face in "Flames," so I decided to rework the background. This is more Rock-a-Billy with the 80's hairdo. I used a comb looking stencil with the purple lifted from the face using the eye dropper feature. The look on this face is more confrontational than the first version's.

Flames With Pallet Knife

Flames

Still doing the illustrative faces thing. This one is very passive, resigned. I didn't try for realistic eyes. One is a spiral and the other is a mass of darks with a light spot rubbed out with the pallet knife. I did the spikes of light with the edge setting on the pallet knife.