Here's something new--I completed this piece with methods more akin to traditional watercolor painting than usual. I used several layers of light "washes" on overlay. The effect is pretty, but the overall color turned out too yellow and is not easily corrected. The graininess of it all makes it look more like a pastel done on a paper with heavy tooth.
Honestly, I don't know a thing about Mr. Lips and Hips (nor do I think that this portrait bears a particularly striking resemblance), but I thought he might inspire me to try something completely new with my "media application."
I was dissatisfied with the way the December 9th piece turned out--it didn't match my vision for what this man is about at all, so here is a second try. I'm still not all the way there though. (Something about his bone structure and the lighting in this particular photo boggles my mind). The model in the photo has a red undertone to his skin and hair and I don't think I was able to portray that at all.
This is done from a photo of rock-climber Steve House that originally appeared in the NY Times Style Magazine, Men's Fashion Spring 2006.
This is based off a gentleman in a Uni Qlo ad from the December 2006 issue of Interview Magazine.
