Pattern Makin'

CELEBRITY PORTRAITS

(can be found on my instagram profile)

Spot the pattern?

I've been growing into working in sepia and warm tones lately when doing the spontaneous and iconic style portraits that I've done recently. Over the past 8 months, I've been focusing on capturing the essence of the subjects that I choose. They can be well-known but I like getting an emotional or typical feeling from them. I never really know how they are gonna turn out--- I usually just go in headfirst--literally and then let the way I use the materials direct the rest of the finished look. 

Grace Jones

Diana Ross

Florence Welch & Donna Summer

That Ombre Effect

Gazing Pretty

Lately, I've been getting really interested in fantastic art. I really like the effect in the eyes of the subjects, the whimsical, yet out of this cosmos feeling that can be executed. I think not only does fantastic art inspire a viewer to think outside of the box, but also connect the forces of this world with whatever action is going on what looking at it (the art piece itself). With that in mind, I have characters I make up in my head sometimes, I use a concept of a trend that catches my eye, find the materials that can help me bring a feeling that I find conveys it's weight (how it looks) and something comes about on  whatever I'm using to execute my vision.. in this case it was my tablet and photoshop. Here is my take on the current ombre hair trend, inspired by fantastic art. 

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