August 2006 Portraits Around the World — HOMEWORK

Aquarelle10 · #1 08-11-2006, 06:27 AM

Please place all replies to the Portraits around the World tutorial here and welcome to the next stage of our portrait journey!

jaytee · #2 08-11-2006, 06:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquarelle10

Please place all replies to the Portraits around the World tutorial here and welcome to the next stage of our portrait journey!

Hi Teach

Wont be able to start for a while 'm afraid..... got this crew coming over........ some guy from Canada called Banxy , a mad redhead who thinks shes a blonde called Aquarelle and an assorted mob of other wet-canvassers from points north - and south ...... and what sounds like a hairy welshman called Taffy and his sidekick Bailey

After that really looking forward to getting stuck in - after a few more children

Aquarelle10 · #3 08-11-2006, 06:46 AM

I think I'm the mad red head

but I'm worried everyone will be sat twiddling their thumbs waiting for me to return so I thought I would just leave something for everyone to get stuck into whilst I'm away!!

keysgram · #4 08-11-2006, 09:18 AM

self portraits!!

I take a BAD photo, and make an even worse painting!!

BUT
I WILL DO IT!!!

hows that for committing myself?!?!

or maybe I 'should be committed'...not sure at this point...

guilliame · #5 08-11-2006, 09:56 AM

Hey Jean

well i thought icould transfer my girl from the bahamas here

guilliame · #6 08-11-2006, 10:01 AM

duh forgot ref pic and it wouldn't let me edid and add pic

Aquarelle10 · #7 08-11-2006, 10:05 AM

Hi Linda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Good for you. I'll be doing a few of me so don't worry.

You know you can bluff it.

Do a half face and only paint the parts you like. Focus on those and you'll be fine and I know you have a wonderful smile for a start!!!!!!!

Hi Guilliame!!!!!!!! I wonder how much her flight cost to here from the other thread!

That's cheating Guilliame, new works only in this thread and I'm afraid it's a children free zone too.

I'm afraid this costs you a forfeit of definitely having to join in with a self portrait!

I like Linda and Guilliames tiny head images. I think they both look fantastic so these two should make amazing subjects.

Please just try to have fun with this. It's only a warm up and aimed for the bin NOT serious. That will come much later as we travel across a variety of countries looking at different cultures and faces.

I have a few photos to pull out from my travels so we can go across Asia and the Middle East and I think we should be okay looking for subjects from USA and Europe!

I wonder if I'll scare everyone off with this idea of a self portrait?

I bet Bob will join in though. I'll bet a bar of chocolate he does! ( And I NEVER bet!

)

Jean.

jaydiva · #8 08-11-2006, 10:17 AM

selfportrait

giddy up · #9 08-11-2006, 10:19 AM

"I wonder if I'll scare everyone off with this idea of a self portrait? "

I hear nothing but crickets.......

Greg

Bob(2) · #10 08-11-2006, 10:19 AM

I'm here, finally found a picture I like, and will start soon...going back to re-read the instructions...may not be what you expect...

Aquarelle10 · #11 08-11-2006, 10:27 AM

Jutta....................I'm in fits now!!!!!!

Those little faces are so cute!

Greg? Crickets?...........Lucky you, a while ago all I could hear was complete silence but then I realised I hadn't really scared anyone off.They were all sleeping!!!!!!!!!!!

There goes my bet, I won a bar of chocolate!

Way to go Bob!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can I just explain something here please?

The very first self portrait in this tutorial has very little information on how to paint it. I've left the suggestion of how I would like everyone to work but I really want your own style to shine now. Fly with your own ideas and have fun. Just paint for a giggle. When we approach this later with all the information hopefully there will be a big improvement in all our paintings!

Jean who is lucky she isn't in paintbrush throwing distance!!!!!