This is my first concentration piece. It is a picture of a teacher in her classroom. The message I am trying to convey is that she is working to support her family in present time. The picture on the black board is a picture of what is supposed to be her family. It is prestent to help convey my message. The picture is also the only thing in color. I thought this would help lead the viewers eye to that spot. I also used slanted lines to create a flow and a more interesting composition. I tried to take risks and be creative in this piece. One of the ways i did this was by cutting black paper to fit her face as the chalk board and then writing on it in chalk. Although I think that in this picture the colors are not as dark as they are in the composition, I still would have worked more on the contrast between light and dark and made my darks darker.
Cailtin- I am having trouble viewing your image. I think you might need to repost it. But, I have the original here in front of me so I can go ahead and comment. First, I think your concentration is a good one. But, I will caution you against just showing people unless you challenge yourself to have multiple viewpoints and perspectives, etc. in the composition. Otherwise, I fear that they will look the same. However, I am quite pleased with your work on concentration number one and you have much to be proud of. Your drawing is generally strong and your composition in this case is effective. I would work on the body more to show more bone structure under the shirt. I think I would also look at the portrait on the computer and flip it vertically. This is where you will see errors and can go back and fix them.
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