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= //__Media:__// Acrylic October 2011

This piece was my first piece using acrylic paint. i though that i should use acrylic so the paint can stick and look think on that material of paper and also so i can find it easy to fix mistakes with more paint when it dries. THe idea came behind how i dont like the dark and i feel cornered and scared when im in the dark and i howim in need for light.
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**What were the artistic and/or cultural influences for this project?** **Who/what influenced either the composition and/or the style** For this piece i was influence by an egyptian artist known as Mahmoud Said who helped me with the proportions of the body and also Fadia Badrawy who helped me with the proportions of the face. I was influenced more by their technique than their colors and materials.

**What materials/media/processes did you use and or experiment with, and how?** The materials i used for this piece was acrylic. But in the beginning i drew the body and the light with pencil so that i was sure of everything before applying the paint. To show how the lamp's light is fading away i would keep adding water to the color and spreading it out and also making the color lighter by adding white.

**How do you think you have responded to advice and criticism during this project (and during the term), both from fellow students and the teacher. Did you actively seek advice? If so, was it useful?** For this piece i seeked a lot of advice from both students and my teacher. The students would help me by explaining to me how to make the light seem more realistic and how big the light should be. I also seeked advice from the teacher about the same thing and whether or not i should add a face or not which was difficult for me becuase im not really good with drawing faces with paint. I took the advice and added a face because i was convinced that if somebody saw the drawing they would think that the reason why i didnt draw a face was because i didnt know how.

**Clearly explain the weaknesses/areas for improvement.** My weaknesses for this piece was coming up with the right proportion because the legs look disporportional. I needed to work more on the shading of the person to make it look more realistic, i also needed to put more light on the bottom of the lamp rather than the top because the lamp's top is blocking the light.

**Clearly explain the strengths of the piece.** The strenghts of this piece was the contrast between the yellow and black paint and the balance of the piece created by where the person is sitting and where the lamp is placed.

**What could you take through to the next project and develop further? This could be anything, from a technique to an idea, not neccessarily just the theme.** I think i will use acrylic later on in my work but i need to practice on body and face proportion to improve it and also improve my shading skills when using paint.

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