Positive Illustration
My piece is made with colored pencils, black charcoal pencil, and a white paint pen. My goal was to make the bright colors of the warm and cool colored pencils the most saturated of the piece. Being surrounded by darkness of a brown/dark black color. My inspiration, Michelangelo's Sculpture David, is a beautiful rendition of male anatomy. I wanted to enhance said anatomy with bright colors and limited shape. Although it is hard to see at first you can clearly see the rendition of a male chest and upper torso, along with his sharp jawline and nose. Why i chose this piece as the Positive rendition of the project is because i wanted the main thing to see something positive, which is represented by the bright colors that usually represent happiness. Although the piece is surrounded by dark the bright still shines.
Inspiration
My inspiration David by Michelangelo was the reason i did the man in my illustration in the pose that it is. I was inspired by the chiseled look of the jaw and the overall body shape. The David is a symbol of Peace, created during a time of tyranny and overcoming. It fits well with the positive look I'm trying to go for in this piece. The backstory of the David heavily inspired me to choose this as my positive rendition.
Process
- The first photo is just a sketch of the body. A very loose sketch. There is no experimentation of the shading and actual features yet, but it helped me be able to actually find a basic form of where everything is.
- The second photo was me finally getting to the shading and mapping out the details. Focusing more on the facial, chest and torso details. I got into the coloring and figured out where most colors are going to be and how I'm going to execute the body of the man more recognizable.
- The third is a less saturated version of my illustration. Only lightly pressing on the pencil and using minimal lighting to enhance the photos final take.
ACT
- Clearly explain how you are able to identify the cause-effect relationships between your inspiration and its effect upon your work? I used the reference of the pose David is in and adapted it into my own cartoonish anatomy style piece. The cause of my piece was the overall figure of David, and the effect was me putting it onto paper and effectively stylizing it.
- What is the overall approach(point of view) the author (from your research) has regarding the topic of your inspiration? The overall research i did of the piece is just the background and the possible inspirations behind it. I don't pay much attention to most of the research unless it directly affects my peace
- What kind of generalizations and conclusions have you discovered about people, ideas, cultures, etc. while you researched your inspiration? The thing i discovered most about researching Michelangelo is his unique style of anatomy.
- What was the central idea or theme around your inspirational research? The anatomy and overall figure of the statues.
- What kind of inferences (conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning) did you make while reading your research? That there is many things that can go into creating the meaning of ones pose and the execution's of ones work.
Bibliography
(2015, February 8). Michelangelo’s David. The Best Artists. https://100swallows.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/michelangelos-david/