Self-portrait + Process | Autorretrato + Proceso

in OnChainArt4 years ago

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Today I want to share this self-portrait with you, and I will inevitably have to talk about myself.

Hoy quiero compartirles este autorretrato, e inevitablemente tendré que hablar de mí misma.

I like to make self-portraits because I already know my own anatomy so well that my margin of error in terms of proportions is almost nil. Sometimes, and I think it happens to many people, I put my own face features in other people portraits. This is because we tend to simplify some things towards what we already know.

Me gusta hacer autorretratos porque ya conozco tan bien mi propia anatomía que mi margen de error en cuanto a las proporciones es casi nulo. A veces, y creo que le sucede a muchas personas, coloco rasgos propios en otros retratos. Esto porque tendemos a simplificar algunas cosas hacia lo que ya conocemos

No matter how hard I try, my self-portraits always have that defiant look. I have never believed that I am a defiant person, I generally avoid conflict and prefer to retire. Maybe I'm just because i'm looking myself.

No importa cuánto lo intente, mis autorretratos siempre tienen ese aspecto desafiante. Nunca he creído que soy una persona desafiante, generalmente evito conflictos y prefiero retirarme. Tal vez solo me estoy desafiando a mí misma.

Finally, in all of us there is that unknown, intangible and mysterious something. Only we ourselves can find out what it is. I can only do it through art.

Finalmente, en todos nosotros está ese algo desconocido, intangible y misterioso. Sólo nosotros mismos podemos averiguar qué es. Yo sólo puedo hacerlo a través del arte.

The process | El proceso

A few posts ago I talk about the color palette in the skin of people with dark skin like mine. I find beautiful and interesting this aspect of all the brown shades in our skin, but the presence of that beautiful pink tone in our lips. It's something that creates an interesting contrast. I love this.

Hace algunos posts les hablaba sobre la paleta de colores en las personas de pieles oscuras como la mía. Encuentro hermoso e interesante el hecho de que hay muchas tonalidades de marrones en nuestra piel, pero también este hermoso tono rosado en nuestros labios. Es algo que crea un contraste interesante, me encanta.

I rememeber being a child and haver this black hair that looked almost blue in pictures. I really like my darker tone not to be pure black.

Recuerdo cuando era una niña, tenía el cabello tan negro, que en las fotos se veía casi azul. Me gusta que el tono más oscuro no sea negro puro.

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Espero que lo disfruten. Si te gusta, vótalo. Si conoces a alguien que pueda gustarle, menciónalo. Si te identificas con mi trabajo, compártelo.

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I like your self-portrait a lot, it's very expressive!

Thanks @vieanna I tried to use strong warm and cold colors to express more about myself. Sometimes it's hard for me using words, I think painting suits me better

That's a very nice piece of art - you are very talented :)

Thank you! and thanks for your constant support.

Uh finally the face behind the art! Lovely!

😊❤️ thanks

Always with joy Alejandra😊

Super wow! le sobra actitud! 😎

This is an amazing digital portrait ! Do you mainly do digital or also classic painting ? I followed you on instagram :D

Thanks! I don't have material right now, or space. But I'm planning to start again with traditional art. Today I was looking for some providers in the internet.
I used to paint with watercolors, I really like it. I also like drawing with charcoal and pencil. But, because of my work, I needed my illustrations to have certain details that are easier to achieve with a graphics tablet. That is how I started. Then, I tried digital painting and I found it amazing.
Your traditional art work is great! I really like the result of portraits in colored paper, and I see you make wood burning too. It's great when you can explore different materials.

Yes, the main benefit of digital art is that you can draw details better.
Thank you ! Drawing portraits on colored paper is always easier. I hate to woodburn in the summertime , it gets too hot. But it comes in hand when making decorations.

Easy for you, haha. I have try it and never liked the result.

una buena actitud desafiante <3

muy buen trabajo adelante siempre

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Love your dress! ;-) The top seem actually looks very fashionable. If somebody could do it exactly like this with real fabric it would be fabulous.

Wow me encanto tu trabajo @alejandra.her, increíble el resultado. Saludos!

Gracias @edwarlyn11 Para mi es un placer compartir lo que amo con esta comunidad.

También me gusta dibujar y admiro mucho lo que haces! espero lo continúes haciendo ❤

Impresionante autorretrato y veo que eres una chica de rostro muy hermoso, y en especial con una gran técnica de ilustrar, ya que lo que lograste es muy realista, y me sorprende la textura que lograste porque parece hecho con oleo sobre lienzo, y no digital, eres muy talentosa ^ _ ^

Gracias! Por todo lo que dijiste 😊
Últimamente solo he podido hacer cosas en digital, con las herramientas que tengo. Extraño mucho el arte tradicional y me mantengo dibujando. Sin embargo, nunca he pintado con óleos, aunque me encantan las obras en óleos.

@utopiaeducators Hello john. I've always used adobe photoshop, and I've tried with Krita. Krita is impressive, and I thinks is one of the best tools people can use for digital painting. Unfortunately, I've been using photoshop for a long time and it's easier for me. I think that, when you paint digitally, the most important thing to take into account for the result you want to achieve is the brush. Different brushes give you different effects. I achieved the effect I wanted a few months ago, after being painting for more that two years. And once you find the brush that you like, that's the one you will use. I use just 2 brushes in my process, no more. And I play using wet and dry function for the brushes. Choose just one software and try to develop your skills in that one.
I hope I have been helpful.

Thank you! You flatter me.