ALL content has been reserved to Cjlsketch® All artists, photographers etc deserve credit for their work. :) So please ask for permission before saving, coping, pasting, printing etc… URGENT QUESTION? GO TO: formspring.me/cjlsketch or email me at cjlsketch.hotmail.com Hey All, I’m glad that your searching my Tumblr Art blog right now because it must means that I’m doing something right. Anyways, welcome to my new Tumblr Art Blog. I really hope you’ll enjoy looking at my art work and I hope that you can be inspired by it. About me: I’m currently studying; Art & Design, Maths with Mechanics and English Language at A2 level and have completed my AS levels. Additional qualifications I have acquired are a certificate level in Computer-Aided Design and an Extended Project Qualification in Illustration. With these qualifications, as well as the grace of God, I’ll be able to study Contemporary Art and Illustration at university. I hope and pray that my Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ, will guide me and provide me with the strength to carrying on in my studies; as well as glorifying Him everyday. Me Personally: I am a born again, bible-based, Baptist Christian and I love my life! I hope that with the strength and will of the Lord, I will be able to achieve my life goals. I have an amazing family who support me, with the frequent (but not saddening) teasing! I love my family and am happy that God has given me such loving and fun parents and elder brothers to always guide and protect me. I am also a Filipina. Thank You for your time and enjoy my art work.Tumblr (3.0; @cjlsketch)http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/899f5571b0e1d5b7024732368e47ebd8/tumblr_mn2lwnS3Jw1qcpqo9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>This was me in July 2012 when i finished 4 months of training.</p> <p>Since then I’ve stopped training weights, doing cheerleading instead. I’ve lost a lot of weight, but lost a lot of strength too. From being able to do 70kg on squats, I can only do 40kg now…</p> <p>I’m starting up my 3 month training as it’s my summer holiday now and am thinking of starting up a fitness training blog…good idea? Show me you’re support and it shall be done. :)</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50865122195http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50865122195Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:23 -0400fitnessweightstrainingstrength<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5ae9a32dd86854ac5bf112c9c7c3d5ff/tumblr_mlrwzrNwsQ1qz7t0xo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://eatsleepdraw.com/post/50482606019" class="tumblr_blog">eatsleepdraw</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>our dog taking a nap </p> <p>find more on my<a href="http://www.metahatem.com" title="Hatem's art"> website </a></p></blockquote> <p>My doggie has one of these! :D</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50642980833http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50642980833Fri, 17 May 2013 05:40:02 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e369019fd7350e3c2a0e4f79adb38493/tumblr_mmpnx5jwjU1qa1z5eo5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2e2d64543df09393881b663513054a38/tumblr_mmpnx5jwjU1qa1z5eo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/f86d3a3066b09ced0190115883e9cc78/tumblr_mmpnx5jwjU1qa1z5eo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/074b1c1081f3155f8d15badc69a3f3d8/tumblr_mmpnx5jwjU1qa1z5eo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7af17a560091cb593dc42d748f054bf1/tumblr_mmpnx5jwjU1qa1z5eo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><em>My daughter wasn’t born into royalty, but she was born into a country where she can now vote, become a doctor, a pilot, an astronaut, or even President if she wants and that’s what really matters. I wanted her to know the value of these amazing women who had gone against everything so she can now have everything. We chose 5 women (five amazing and strong women), as it was her 5th birthday but there are thousands of unbelievable women (and girls) who have beat the odds and fought (and still fight) for their equal rights all over the world.</em></p> </blockquote>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50641253444http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50641253444Fri, 17 May 2013 04:28:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c9162df28750a28caec32dc1989b752b/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo2_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/85ada951b49bb8b11dab07cb002c464b/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo3_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d4b632a2e172dc0ba300594c4407bc30/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo6_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2dd487b41757b52b19d1b7055a9aba0c/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo7_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2d50b5dfb2af52e1a84e88c7e0169c32/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo5_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/07dd802b7ff0c048f3f9e345079e5ff7/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo4_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f8f70e1824430c3bc804da5d196dd098/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo1_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/693ebfe94f78008d012194f191001d3f/tumblr_mmnz4yqDeM1qdw4dpo8_250.gif"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><small><strong><em>Iron Man 3</em> </strong>and<strong> <em>The Incredibles</em> </strong>parallels - 1/<a href="http://gwnstacys.tumblr.com/tagged/incrediblesim3">?</a></small></p> </blockquote> <p>Awesome</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50639659945http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/50639659945Fri, 17 May 2013 03:28:18 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/659c86e8f09641d9c8239b95b3ae472b/tumblr_mm8rka1c311rju25mo1_500.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6dcb9e8c89c933609afa58723a6dd06d/tumblr_mm8rka1c311rju25mo2_500.png"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49537884204/deconstructing-the-grand-master" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span>DECONSTRUCTING THE GRAND MASTER - ILLUSTRATION</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret (Girl With a Cigarette)’</span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>**these images are accompanied by an online animation which can be accessed through the following link </span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span><a href="http://www.cjlsketch.weebly.com"><a href="http://www.cjlsketch.weebly.com">www.cjlsketch.weebly.com</a></a></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span><span> </span>(simply search on your mobile device through your web browser)**</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span><span> </span>‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret’ is an interpretation of the famous ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ (Johannes Vermeer, c.1665) and various portraits depicting young and beautiful women, from the 1600’s to the 1800’s; which all portray an objective beauty expressed through a passive submission to the viewer.<span>       </span></span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>Although the piece does not show immediate similarities visually, other than the pitch-black background and illuminated female figure, the piece strives to focus on the attitude of the subject; specifically her gaze and gesture. In many of the classic female portraits which portray beauty, there is a lack of identity and personality. </span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>‘Meisje Met Een Sigaret (Girl With a Cigarette)’ gives the female figure a more aggressive attitude at which identity can be apparent through the way the female figure gazes at the viewer, re-instating her authority, and the way in which she holds herself expressing a bold, daring and quite audacious personality.</span></em></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><em><span>This piece focus’ on the power of the subject, in which the figure can no longer be objectified by the viewer submissively, rather the subject gains authority and power through activeness of attitude within gesture and gaze.</span></em><span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><strong><span>By Chermagne Barnachea</span></strong></p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, April 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629061751http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629061751Sat, 04 May 2013 18:39:06 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/717c8183606cd21c0348594fb6dda71b/tumblr_mm8rho1D6P1rju25mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0019a69ae0d2c3154f4178a77a99de40/tumblr_mm8rho1D6P1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a71478e3959047621d242a2f5880d9b8/tumblr_mm8rho1D6P1rju25mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/13966ed28a8cd4f1accfb25a971efe29/tumblr_mm8rho1D6P1rju25mo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49537784634/22-28-04-2013-final-exhibition-here-i-brought" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>22 - 28/04/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Final Exhibition</strong></p> <p>Here I brought together all my frames and considered a way to display it for my final exhibition. At first I thought to just project my animation onto the wall on a loop for viewers to watch. However I wanted to show my animation in a more detail way in which the viewer could experience the time spent and laborious work need to produce all the frames created.</p> <p>Considering this I decided to print out all the frames individually, as shown in my animation, and display them one after the right order in the sequence. I gave the viewer a chance to see each image in detail as they are hand-drawn. </p> <p>However, I didn’t leave it as that, I also produced a website in which the viewer can see the animation via web browser (which can be seen in the post above). This gave the viewer to ways of experiencing my final piece of work, the laborious 22 illustrations and the 33 second animation. So in a sense these is an opposition in the time frame of each display of the piece.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, April 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629044289http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629044289Sat, 04 May 2013 18:38:51 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/cjlsketch/49629029632/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_49629029632" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49536704150/15-21-04-2013-deconstructing-the-grand-master" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>15 - 21/04/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Deconstructing the Grand Master</strong></p> <p><strong>Final Animation</strong></p> <p>In Evaluation of this project I believe I have effectively represented classic portrait’s of women such as the ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ by deconstructing the themes of passive beauty, by giving the subject a strong and daring attitude. I really enjoyed creating this piece, as a hand-drawn animation is one of my favored subjects, also being inspired by Rachel Goodyear to use a simpler process gave me motivation to create it. </p> <p>If I were to recreate this animation I would have given more time to producing the actual frames, producing more to create a longer animation. I may have also used a white background to contrast with the classic portraits to show more opposition and to make the figure stand out more rather than fading into the black.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, April 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629029632http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629029632Sat, 04 May 2013 18:38:39 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6a3fc17943db155b6a1cb54d53ae65b1/tumblr_mm8qjo5dqX1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49536242224/7-14-04-2013-deconstructing-the-grand-master" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>7 - 14/04/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Deconstructing the Grand Master</strong></p> <p><strong>Final Coloured Frames</strong></p> <p>Here, are my final frames. I printed out the scanned black-inked frames and coloured each frame individually with pro-markers and fine-liner pens. Again, I scanned each frame in ready to produce my final animation.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, April 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629017735http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629017735Sat, 04 May 2013 18:38:29 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4208332ecf177d9df92b85d8d43f7963/tumblr_mm8q1vf2dE1rju25mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d742c4ee60e3aa487848457794a7f826/tumblr_mm8q1vf2dE1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d132aae48200c16badedf76ba1c07821/tumblr_mm8q1vf2dE1rju25mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49535456892/05-04-2013-deconstructing-the-grand-master" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>05/04/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Deconstructing the Grand Master</strong></p> <p><strong>Colour Frames</strong></p> <p>The above are practice papers which I tested the use of colour, first choosing the colours using a colour palette to ensure consistency, using pro-markers and fine-liner pens.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, April 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629007364http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49629007364Sat, 04 May 2013 18:38:20 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e855cf6285e2146a3ef6116280286a4/tumblr_mm8pjfh2ID1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49534632812/28-03-2013-deconstructing-the-grandmaster-frame" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>28/03/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Deconstructing the Grandmaster</strong></p> <p><strong>Frame Inking</strong></p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628962748http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628962748Sat, 04 May 2013 18:37:41 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/cjlsketch/49628951306/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_49628951306" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49534211025/28-03-3-04-2013-deconstructing-the-grand" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>28/03 - 3/04/2013</p> <p>Deconstructing the Grand Master</p> <p>Here, I scanned and printed each pencil drawn frame, then inked only the black and scanned them all again.</p> <p>Using these inked scans I put the together on iMovie to produce a draft version of my animation.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628951306http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628951306Sat, 04 May 2013 18:37:31 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/cjlsketch/49628939416/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_49628939416" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="300" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49533327695/25-03-2013-reading-and-responding-final-draft" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>25/03/2013</p> <p>Reading and Responding</p> <p>Final Draft</p> <p>Here is my final draft for my moving image animation. I did this using my storyboard as reference, moving across, zooming and panning, to create the animation in sync to the narrated poem.</p> <p>Evaluating this piece, I believe that I have successfully created an animation which narrates a story whilst encouraging a sense of fun and adventure. Using simple drawings, they are easy to follow and to enjoy.</p> <p>If I were to recreate this and finish it fully, I would have produced the animation in which films the illustration being drawn part by part in sync to the animation rather than just moving across the finished illustration with the camera.</p> <p>I enjoyed this project as it was focused on a theme in which I am more interested in, being an illustrator and enjoy narrating through the element of animation.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628939416http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628939416Sat, 04 May 2013 18:37:21 -0400<iframe src="//www.tumblr.com/video/cjlsketch/49628927452/400" id="tumblr_video_iframe_49628927452" class="tumblr_video_iframe" width="400" height="225" style="display:block;background-color:transparent;overflow:hidden;" allowTransparency="true" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49531683820/23-03-2013-deconstructing-the-grand-master" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>23/03/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Deconstructing the Grand Master</strong></p> <p><strong>Development</strong></p> <p>Whist attending a lecture by Rachel Goodyear, I was inspired to use her methos of creating an animation; completely hand-drawn.</p> <p>Speaking to her I found that she uses references from filmed movements and draws these as her illustrations/frames. She uses a single piece of paper, drawing over the previous to produce the next frame.</p> <p>I found this a great process as it saves using so many pieces of paper, no need for a light box, and the previous image is slightly apparent forming a guide for the next image.</p> <p>I tried this process and found it very effective. I scanned each frame after it had been drawn in order for me to produce my animation.</p> <p>I much prefer this process to working digitally as each drawing has it’s own personality and more depth and emotion can be captured visually traditionally than digitally.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628927452http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628927452Sat, 04 May 2013 18:37:11 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/85c96e496c7e25c861e6554bea1aea5d/tumblr_mm8m9dLEwl1rju25mo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49529668952/21-03-2013-reading-and-responding-draft" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>21/03/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Reading and Responding</strong></p> <p><strong>Draft Illustration for Moving Image</strong></p> <p>Here I did a fully illustrated poster for the poem, ‘Oh! The Places You’ll Go!” by Dr.Suess. I simply illustrated individual lines of the poem, going around the page as if it was a journey. I used the style of RSA animate to influence the composition of this piece. </p> <p>I think that this works really well as an illustrated poster, but I would like to see if it is possible to animate it, syncing it to the audio version of the poem which I would actually narrate.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628902132http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628902132Sat, 04 May 2013 18:36:50 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/de644c07dd9289b477ba1daab45b955c/tumblr_mm8m630njy1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a08be902cc529544cb2ccd84bfb2c4b/tumblr_mm8m630njy1rju25mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/a040c8f8c3ea0870d515a7643216763a/tumblr_mm8m630njy1rju25mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49529544702/21-03-2013-reading-and-responding-story-board" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>21/03/2013</p> <p>Reading and Responding</p> <p>Story Board for final animation</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628889409http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628889409Sat, 04 May 2013 18:36:39 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/13d6c333c3fa713a7dbaebcb23463b28/tumblr_mjgjih0CKK1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b62b31b400fb63c7e713daf42925abac/tumblr_mjgjih0CKK1rju25mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46a9c15600c92f67021aa3cc7fc08842/tumblr_mjgjih0CKK1rju25mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/45041271384/09-03-2013-drawing-re-drafting-my-doodle" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>09/03/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Drawing</strong></p> <p>Re-drafting my doodle, influenced by the Luke Drozd lecture, into a poster for the University of Huddersfield Manga Convention.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628711949http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628711949Sat, 04 May 2013 18:34:07 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/aab5f372e1ac09d1bf493eaec6ec5c61/tumblr_mjezw3SbEw1rju25mo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/44972234673/06-03-2013-manifesto-treasure-artistic-beauty" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>06/03/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Manifesto</strong></p> <p><strong>‘Treasure Artistic Beauty’</strong></p> <p>Digital version of my manifesto which I plan to print as an A2 poster. </p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, March 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628682337http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628682337Sat, 04 May 2013 18:33:41 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a82b6dc4b7cd7ee36771d351e479fb4e/tumblr_mj1rgbuYRg1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2ec8e4c49d0cb3db13d3f00e6075ee40/tumblr_mj1rgbuYRg1rju25mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/44387811935/26-02-2013-deconstruction-lady-hamilton-as" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>26/02/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Deconstruction</strong></p> <p><strong>‘Lady Hamilton as Circe’ c.1782 - George Romney</strong> (new favored artist!)</p> <p>“Emma Hart (1765 - 1815) rose to fame as the wife of the diplomat and antiquarian Sir William Hamilton and the lover of Admiral Lord Nelson. In this cut-down and unfinished painting she is shown as Circe, the mythological sorceress who enslaved men by turning them into animals. Romney was captivated by Emma’s beauty and sexual attraction, and she became his favourite model…” Tate display caption, February 2010.</p> <p>As quoted this portrait of Emma Hart represents a woman with strong dominant sexual power. With her youth and beauty she is able to captivate the viewer through her intense stare and seductive lips. In much case this portrait represents true natural beauty, with her soft face of adornment.</p> <p>It would be interesting to re-interpret this piece by taking away her sexual power, taking away her beauty and ability to captivate.</p> <p>This idea reminds me much of the story of Dorian Grey, in which a portrait is painted to capture his beauty, fulfilling his vanity. In a sense, I’m taking away the notion of treasured vanity shown within the painting.</p> <p>In the quick sketch above, I tried to re-interpret the original portrait by taking away/challenging the ideas of youth and beauty. Although I aged the facial features of Emma Hart, I tried to stay as closely to her expression, composition and likeness. Although I tried only to take away the youth in her, the expressions seem much different to the original.</p> <p>Whereas the original portrayed joy within beauty and a sense of strength in the power of attraction, this re-interpretation has changed the expression to one of anger and sadness. Even trying to imitate the same luring gaze shown in her eyes, a deep sad and almost longing look is shown. I found this really interesting because, although I didn’t intentionally think to create this expression, it achieved exactly what I wanted to portray; as sense of loss and longing for youth and beauty, what use to exist.</p> <p>I really like this idea of taking portraits with strong seductive qualities, especially shown through gaze, and challenging the protectiveness and security in their youth and vanity.</p> <p>I think I would like my project to focus on this idea, however I would have to experiment with various materials to recreate these portraits, to see what is more appropriate. Although I really do like using pencil because it gives a raw, clear and clean representation of what I’m portraying through facial expressions, I would have to consider if it is suitable for a final piece, though I do like it’s illustrative qualities.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, Feb 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628618891http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628618891Sat, 04 May 2013 18:32:47 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a7f9e2e09f1b549e6142bb9ba567ad60/tumblr_miosxmibPA1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/43821687658/18-02-2013-studio-drawing-project-a-piece" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>18/02/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Studio</strong></p> <p><strong>Drawing Project</strong></p> <p>A piece created purely through feeling produced by audio influence, listening to music.</p> <p><em><strong>Thick blue:</strong> ‘I’m the Best’ - Nicki Minaj —-> Bold, extravagant and confident.</em></p> <p><em><strong>Thin black:</strong> ‘I’m with You’ - Avril Lavigne —> Slow, sad, unsure, still beautiful.</em></p> <p><em><strong>Green:</strong> ‘I’m Your Man’ - Michael Buble —> Sharp, edgy, spontaneous and radical.</em></p> <p><em><strong>Thick black:</strong> ‘I’m Yours’ - Jason Maraz —> Childish, playful, random and messy.</em></p> <p><em><strong>Thin blue:</strong> ‘I’m Yours’ - The Script —> uncertain, confused, with no direction and scared.</em></p> <p>Each individual part created by different types of music produces a different effect and style of pattern. In each case the pattern produced represents the tempo and feel of the music being listened to. It’s interesting to see how music and feeling can clearly influence the way we produce and create subconsciously changing the movement of the hand, the weight and fluidity of the pen-stroke. </p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, Feb 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628564484http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628564484Sat, 04 May 2013 18:32:02 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e9d28ff95877d4a6e606949c28070bfa/tumblr_mincbwSwyO1rju25mo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f12fb06e8f190cb6dac728bfff01f9c2/tumblr_mincbwSwyO1rju25mo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/acc67a92e8c8f137cf176d65c170a1b8/tumblr_mincbwSwyO1rju25mo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://canibycjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/43759186915/11-02-2013-studio-deconstruction-famous" class="tumblr_blog">canibycjlsketch</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>11/02/2013</strong></p> <p><strong>Studio</strong></p> <p><strong>Deconstruction</strong></p> <p><strong>Famous Portrait Paintings</strong></p> <p><strong>*Johannes Vermer, c.1665, ‘Girl with Pearl Earring’ (Oil on canvas) - Dutch Golden Age.</strong></p> <p>In researching and analysing this painting I found that the girls expression is quite enigmatic, in which it is up to the viewer to interpret what the girl is expressing within her gaze. The girl, although there are various theories to who she is, is still unknown.</p> <p>In my opinion, I believe that the turban she wears is a significant symbol.</p> <p><em><strong>“Turbans were a popular fashion accessory in europe as early as the 15th century. During the war against the Turks the remote way of life and foreign press of the ‘enemy of Christendom’ proved to be very fascinating.”  - Norbert Schneider, Jan Vermeer 1632 - 1675: Veiled Emotions, Cologne 1994.</strong></em></p> <p>Generally headscarfs/coverings were used to be modest. Since the headscarf (turban) is connected to turkish roots it can be related to religious and social beliefs, to be respectful and to aid the opposite gender from being lustful by disguising their beauty. These turbans in some sense represent innocence, chastity and purity.</p> <p>The pearl is my view represents a slight enchantment, showing an underlying beauty to entice the viewer, also through her soft, but intense gaze.</p> <p>By understanding what this portrait painting seemingly represents - innocence, modesty and naivety - I look to deconstruct this representation of the girls expression by looking at it’s binary opposites and to reconstruct the image to challenge it’s initial portrayal.</p> <p><strong><em>Initial thoughts                                            Binary opposite</em></strong></p> <p><em>Naive                                                          Experienced</em></p> <p><em>Young                                                         Old</em></p> <p><em>Sweet                                                         Sour</em></p> <p><em>Innocent ————————————>    Guilty</em></p> <p><em>Pure                                                            Impure</em></p> <p><em>Modest                                                        Immodest</em></p> <p><em>Respectful                                                   Disrespectful</em></p> <p>Looking at these binary opposites, I believe that the underlying expression hidden by the innocent face are expressions of seduction in which the subject lures the viewer with her eyes and the slight enchantment and enticement through the subtle beauty of the pearl earring, shining through the mirage of young innocence.</p> <p>I believe that, deconstructing and image through binary opposites is the easy task compared to the re-construction of the image to re-interpret the original painting. To re-interpret the original into a new piece is what I will have to work on in order to achieve the re-representation I aim striving to produce in order to challenge initial thoughts of the portrait.</p> <p>In a quick study of the piece I tried to change the way the girl wore the turban and slightly enhance her enticing gaze, also showing her shoulder as a sign of seduction. However I believe that this is much to forward and will have to be re-constructed in a way which doesn’t overdo it. I may choose to re-construct my ideas through typography rather than an actual portrait. Sometimes images do not speak louder than words, in my view of my study.</p></blockquote> <p>Uni work, Feb 2013.</p>http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628479696http://cjlsketch.tumblr.com/post/49628479696Sat, 04 May 2013 18:30:48 -0400