End to a great year

Dear Future AP studio artist,
 I would like to give you a little of advice that I failed to grasp even though I was in the class for two years: Don't get behind.

Stick to a schedule, and try to make use of your class time. Even though staying up till four in the morning watching netflix movies and finishing your artwork the night before is SO MUCH FUN, you should really give your mind a break by starting things sooner rather than later (your quality can suffer too). This year I liked the idea of my concentration more than last year, though I feel like I didn't handle my time as well. Could it be the fact that my pieces were more detailed than the previous year? Probably, but I also got stuck behind on the first month and was playing catch up the rest of the year.


Make sure you have a concentration idea you enjoy so that you have lots of ideas!

But finally, have fun, because otherwise AP art will feel like an AP class and you won't get to enjoy it like everyone else.


~Charlie

2 Questions

1.
My concentration consists of portraits that explore the graphic nature of the face and its features.

2.
In many of my portraits I split the face into shapes so that each tiny piece is like an individual work, and when put together they create something whole (Britney Spears Portrait, Self Portrait, John Boehner Portrait). I also like playing with graphic nature of high contrast images through textured markings (Blue/Pink Lady) as well as the idea of minimally detailed, vague portraits offset by more detailed ones (Dictators).