Main Exam Piece - Self Image

For my final exam project I chose the topic of self image. I chose this topic becaue I think that it allowed me to produce work showing my lifestyle and culture.

The image above shows my final piece. I used the chipboard to draw on as it creates a varied texture and a much more interesting effect rather than simply drawing on paper or card. Over the course I have found that one of my strengths is drawing instead of often favoured painting or sculpting, therefore I chose to use it for my final exam.

After experimenting with the use of portraiture and landscapes in my prep work, I chose to use both areas in my piece resulting in my main piece, which shows the neck and hair merging into the trees and fields on the hillside. Inaddition, I also added a tree to the bottom left hand corner, which added another level into the foreground of the picture.

My favourite part to the piece is the stone walling in the foreground,in order to make it look realistic I used dark shading aroundthe edges of each stone andlightershading towards the centreand right hand side.

Although I am overall pleased with my final piece, if making it again I would add different colours into it such as red and green biro, as the colour add a 3D dimension to the overall image, attempting to recreate the effect whch can be seen through red and green 3Dglasses.

Secondly, I would use the tree in the foreground as the centre of the image with each of the other components (landscape, bridge, face) merging into it creating a whirlpool effect. Merging the pictures together makes it more surreal and original.