This week, I wanted to add bright, wild, crazy. I was pacing around the house thinking of an original idea, when it finally hit me. I had been working on a color wheel project and was staring at my acrylic paints. I decided I wanted to go for a tribal look. I wanted to show my wild side, and show just how far I'd go for photography. I manipulated my face to make it look crazy. I painted it red and then added white details all over my face. I didn't want to have the same position as last weeks, so I tried tilting my face so that you can only see one eye. I wanted the photo to feel a little bit uncomfortable, so I cropped the other eye halfway in. I want the viewer to be shocked at the color of my skin. I added a feather to make sure I got the tribal look. I think I would have even danced around outside to get the feel of my attitude if it wasn't so cold. When I edited the shot in photoshop, I played around with the oil paint tool. I just got CS6, so I was excited and played around with new options. I wanted my portrait to be a little abstract, because I think this piece would be very cool to blow up and print on a canvas. I'd like to hang this in my house somewhere. I chose the color red, because in my color class, red is supposed to make the heart beat faster.
