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J D Hillberry

Member since Aug-21-02
107 posts, 8 feedbacks, 16 points

Dec-22-02, 04:38 PM ()

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"Member's Self Portraits"

One of our newest members, verdaccio, suggested we post some self portraits. Please post them under THIS thread to keep them all together. I think this is a good place to keep them so they don't get buried too quickly in the "drawing techniques" forum. Although you can post them there also.
Please click "reply" to add you self portrait.

Since many of us here are busy with commissions, these don't have to be new pieces. I did this a while back and have been too busy lately to do another one.
J. D.

"After The Critic"
Charcoal and Graphite
24" x 20"
This entire image was drawn, including all the tape, torn paper, and background mat board. It is self-portrait that depicts what an artist has to do after a critic “rips them apart”. Artists are usually sensitive people to begin with, so I find it interesting that many people feel it is perfectly acceptable to tell an artist that their work is terrible.

This piece required me to think in "degrees of realism". I wanted the image of me to look like a drawing, so it wasn't rendered to the same degree of realism as the tape and tears. I gradually added more contrast and detail in the arm and hand, to bring the two seperate realities together.

J. D. Hillberry
http://www.jdhillberry.com

verdaccio

Member since Dec-15-02
122 posts, 1 feedbacks,

Dec-22-02, 08:18 PM ()

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1. "RE: Member's Self Portraits"

hahaha. talent and wit. very well done.

maybe ill just rip mine up and take a picture of the pieces.

thanks for the thread.

jai guru deva om

Phil
Member since Aug-26-02
2 posts, 6 feedbacks,

Dec-23-02, 07:14 AM ()

2. "RE: Member's Self Portraits"

This was the first time I had ever done a self portrait and the first time I had ever use Bristol Board.
The board took some getting used to, it has a lot less tooth and works differently than the stock I normally use. But once I become more used to it, I quite liked it, although a cross between Bristol and hot press watercolour would be ideal, whatever that may be.

As for the portrait, it's still only only half done and seems to have turned tun into permanent WIP, (I guess we all have a few of those kicking about). There is supposedly, eventually, more to be put in the right hand side (the bit you cant see) but I'm not too sure what yet, if ever

For those of you a bit nervous about doing a self protrait, it really was not as difficult as I at first imagined. Once I started drawing I separated myself from it and it just became "another" portrait. Then again, the subject matter was superb and with so very few, if any, flaws to consider it always was going to be the ideal subject

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MHK

Member since Sep-28-02
349 posts, 9 feedbacks, 16 points

Dec-23-02, 11:25 AM ()

3. "RE: Member's Self Portraits"

Ive never drawn a real selfportrait, but heres one of my very first drawings ca. 90ies. I have always believed this person is like selfportrait of me, its been done during elementary school art class. I dont like being on photos, so doin a photorealistic selfportrait is quite impossible, no references available.

PS. This drawings still hangin on the wall, framed