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Observational Sketch

 

A4, watercolour, pen, Chinese ink, pencil 


I have decided to explore how femininity can be displayed on men, through a range of media (watercolour, pencil and a bit of Chinese and gold ink)  I was able to integrate hyper-feminine traits such as pose, makeup, hairstyle and jewellery. This is to promote my intention of battling gender stereotypes, and normalise a powerful depiction of femininity in both genders. Most of all, this strengthens my comfortability with different media. For the middle figure, I was able to merge the use of watercolour and Chinese Ink, watercolour was easier to display the gradients of shadows on the skin, while the ink darkened the feminine features such as the lashes. For smaller details, I used ink pen to draw patterns of the lace on his collar. To spotlight jewellery I used gold paint, and highlighted the details with an ink pen after it dried. For the figure on the far left,  I have also used watercolour, but this time, using colour, which helped me emphasise the rosiness of his skin on his tan complexion and most of all show the eyeshadow colour. Pencil was chosen for the figure on the far right, so I was able to replicate the silkiness and curls of his hair with small pencil strokes and a bit of smudging. 

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