WEEK 3

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I think this was the easiest section of this project. All I had to do was draw up the stencil I made on computer of the girl onto the canvas which I am using to paint on. 

 

I guess now it is a reality.

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Although I didn't take any photos before I drew on the flora surrounding her, I spent a bit of time on the layout and arrangement of the flora. Some of the things I involved in the deciding process of where to put what, was what I wanted to show off and what I wanted to hide. Although I may have been comfortable enough to draw the face and body, drawing hands (especially painting) is a whole new level for me and I didn't want to be super ambitious and make too much work for myself. 

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So ultimately, I decided to cut the hands completely out of the painting and instead cover them with plants. I wondered if by doing this I would be fulfilling my goal of being able to draw/paint people better? Some people might argue no, but in fact it makes the process so much smoother because I don't have to focus on all the elements/body parts, so I will be able to put in stronger detail and more time needed into the face and body. 

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But for now, I decided to leave it and focus on the plants. I wasn't too worried in this step, I kind of just looked at my previous sketches of it and just roughly followed it, changing a few leaves/layouts here and there and after not long, it was done! 

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So far everything was coming along smoothly and going perfectly to plan.

 

The only thing left to do now, is to paint it.