Thoughtful
Moments (May
2004)
This
is a portrait of my son. It's based on a photograph, taken on his first
day at school at the age of 6. In this painting, he is lost in thought,
contemplating the games of kindergarden, not yet suspecting how extreme
the rules of school would be.
This
work was created
using Photoshop Elements. First I created the t-shirt using a
calligraphic brush for the lines and pattern fill with a gradient on
top for the fill. I proceeded by creating the hand, the face and the
eyes using a flower brush. I used a third brush for the hair. For the
background, I used a photograph of water, with three separate filters
to create the effect of a sea of thoughts.
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