Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Night Portrait: Weisz-Like



This is a quick mash-up that I did (no photo mashing...I'll explain) to blow off some steam. I have done a lot of photo comps for a gig I'm working on, and I wanted to get back to my first love, just painting. I did a head from my imagination, then I "cast the character" by picking an actor/actress that looked like the head. I found an image online with similar lighting and pose to the sketch, then fleshed out the rest of the head using the ref as a guide. It ended up in a weird place where it looks too much like Rachel Weisz, and yet, not enough to be a straight likeness. It also has a slight Madonna vibe to it, so who knows? In any case, it was fun and refreshing.