Wondering if a feeling comes across in this self portrait
3yr
Hank Macleod
I did this self portrait yesterday to try and capture a feeling I was having at that moment. I was wondering, did I succeed? Does this make anyone feel anything in particular?
Feel free to critique the technique as well, I definitely want to improve there, too.
Thanks so much for your feedback, I really appreciate all you supportive creatives!
I am so used to seeing mirror selfies that the blank space on the left made me think that was the phone for good 3-4 seconds till I looked properly at it heh.
Anyway, it gave me a feeling of chaos inside calm outside and trying to keep it together sort of feeling. Kind of a momentary intense feeling about nothing in general. Something fragmented, that's probably the white lines in the background.
I am in awe of your painting skills tho, I wish to achieve that level of skill with my shadows and painting faces covered in dark and bright lighting. And the contrast between the carefully rendered face and hair done with thick brushstrokes. I am nowhere near your skillset tho so feel free to ignore what you think isn't useful.
Hahaha that phone thing hadn't occurred to me but you're totally right! Thank you for pointing that out, I'll probably change that to a more angular shape.
Thank you so much for this critique! It's really helpful and validating, because that is precisely what I was trying to convey. You know when you're the only peacekeeper in a roomful of very argumentative people and you're constantly trying to mediate and add levity so a fight doesn't break out, but at the same time people are saying things that don't sit well with you and you just have to let it slide because it will only make things worse to call them out for it? That's what I was trying to get at lol
Based on your use of visual language, I would say you're worthy of critiquing art that is far more sophisticated than mine, so please don't hold back! I certainly value your opinion and appreciate the feedback :)
