Circles and Curves Shoot 4

Circles and Curves Shoot 4

Plans for shoot
To experiment ways to incorporate curves into my photography and my models. 

Research influence
Shin Kwangho

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My Best images

Images that require improvement

AO3: Record ideas, observations and insights relevant to intentions, reflecting critically on work and progress.

My ideas for this shoot was to try and express curves through paint, similar to Kwang. However I found that this shoot is one of my least successful shoots in this component. The paint on the face was smudged into curves to try and get the painting effect Kwang used,  but the paint doesn't really have any defined curves. With this shoot, I think any viewer who, who hadn't seen this shoot before, wouldn't understand my intentions. Therefore, to me this shows that my shoot wasn't successful.  

AO2: Explore and select appropriate resources, media, materials, techniques and processes, reviewing and refining ideas as work develops.

To make my intentions clearer and my images more refined, I am going to experiment in Photoshop adding my own curves to the images. I am hoping with some editing my images will also look better and not so messy. I have also left negative space in some of  my images so I can edit my own curves in as a background.

In this image, my intentions was to cover the negative space with a similar effect as the face but with more distinct curves. At first I didn't think it'd be successful, however the brush I have used, called Kyle's Real Oils, I believe has a great paint brush effect and has the perfect strokes and smudges. To further develop this image I want the edges to look a lot neater, as you can see where I've limited my strokes in order not to paint on my model. And I also want to use a blemish tool to remove any blemishes or smudges from the paint.  I also adjusted the saturation to make the image more vibrant. 

To neaten up my strokes, I used the selection tool to select my model and I then cut and pasted my selection onto my background I created. I can see an improvement in this and it also allowed me to create better brush strokes. Another idea I had to neaten up the edges was to leave a negative space around the outside by rubbing it out, and either leaving it as it is or making it white. An Example of this is shown below. 

AO1: Develop ideas through sustained and focused investigations informed by contextual and other sources, demonstrating analytical and critical understanding.

Through research I found that Kwang is an artist that uses medias such as oil, acrylic, and charcoal. An idea I could experiment with, is to print these images off and use these medias to get a more similar effect. I believe his medias can be used to really outline curves, for example in some of his images you can see contours and outlines in the faces. 

AO4: Present a personal and meaningful response that realises intentions and, where appropriate, makes connections between visual and other elements. 

Progression: To progress onto further shoots I plan on experimenting with a new media, rather than just paint on the face. I also need to present my intentions in clear and refined shoots.