Justin Myles - Advanced Observational Art Portfolio

Saturday 14th December

Facial Anatomy: Expression And Mood

The following pieces were produced on plain a3 paper, the first piece being produced with pastels and the second being produced with water colour pencils.

The first piece correctly acknowledges placement of the eyebrows in order to increase the surprised expression this is also helped by the tilting of the head.

The expressionism in tone helps the expression as the warmer colours present it to be a lighter scene in which is a more pleasant suprise rather than one with a darker atmosphere, complementary colours are also used to create more harmony in the piece.

The second piece similar to the first one presents disgust as the subjects tilts her head more along with the raised eyebrow however unlike the first piece this one uses more contrast and that sets the mood as being darker as the purple dictates the shadows.

The eyes in the pieces also assist with expression, the top image with the eyes looking directly at the viewer presents that the figure is interested where as the bottom image the figure is looking on into the distance presenting more of that disgust expression.

The backgrounds also help with the mood as the blue background on the top image helps enfore it to be a happier mood where as the grey background on the bottom image presents it to be more uneasy and unsettling.

Constructively the angles could be more interesting which would also help with the mood and expression as they currently look to static and not dynamic enough. Lighting has been considered as we can see the highlights on the face however the shadows could be darker and this would increase the contrast and the mood.