Purple Street Lights

This is my second analogous painting, using red-violet, violet, and blue-violet, (with a touch of straight blue in the background). This is an organic painting that is asymmetrical, as he is primarily on the right-hand side of the painting.

                I believe the focal point would fall on his face, as it has the most lighting and details on the overall painting. I attempted to capture texture in his hair to make it look as if it were slicked back, using lighter lines.

As I said before this guy was meant to be what I thought a humanoid of my Doberman may look like. Just as the Doberman did, this portrait also came out a bit more cartoon-y than my liking (mainly because of his eyes), since he came out kind of looking like a Disney prince. His neck is also a bit too long and I need to bring his shoulders up to fix that! I also wish I could have captured his more angular features better (since it’s why I picked this model), but it got more smoothed out during blending. Despite its flaws I think I learned what I can do differently when I do my next portrait to make it easier!

Purple Street Lights, done in Acrylic on a 16x20 canvas.

Devil Dog

     This is my complementary analogous, using purple, red-orange and orange, with yellow as my compliment to purple. This painting is asymmetrical, as the Doberman is mainly pointed toward the right-hand side. I definitely think the focal point is drawn in on the bright yellow moon which frames his much darker figure. I tried to emulate the Doberman's shiny fur by emulating a velvety texture. I think the colors may make him look rather intimidating, due the darker contrast against the reds and oranges—as well as the fixated eyes.

     I like this piece though he came out a bit more cartoon-y than I would have liked!  I exaggerated his nose a bit (which reminds me of Scooby-Doo a little bit) and his eyes are very animated. I’d also like to touch up the black background when I get the chance!

Devil Dog, done in acrylics on a 16x20 canvas.