Process:

For this final outcome I was inspired by the aspect of the feeling you get when you first meet someone and how you can be taken aback by their beauty, which is something that many might think as shallow at first but dismiss to realise that sometimes it’s a very important factor because what we perceive as “attractive” will naturally draw us in even if it’s once we get to know those people is when that beauty can grow or crumble, depending on the experience. But it’s the initial glance that does subconsciously make us take the decision to approach the person.

I used acrylic paint and a semi-realistic approach, with rough brush stroke technique to this pice instead of focusing too much on perfectionism like I would normally with a painting. I’m pleased on how it turned out because the tones make the face ‘dreamy-like’ which is exactly what I wanted to convey.

Although, if I were to do it again I’d try to make some of the facial features more proportionate, as at the moment it’s quite asymmetrical and being the artist who painted it, I can notice the slight mistakes which are a little off putting.