1980's vampires need love too. However, the focus of this assignment was to portray a clear emotion -- in this case, anger. Overall I'm fairly pleased with the realistic rendering I managed to achieve on the face. I know there are finer details that can be added in the future to improve the life-like quality of the painting but I feel that I gave this particular painting a lot of time, effort, and particular attention to detail. I don't usually paint as realistically as I did here but I definitely liked the challenge. Originally the hair was intended to be longer and a lighter hue, maybe even white, but as I was painting I opted for a shorter cut instead - one that ultimately defined the decade this vampire belongs in. The neck still needs defining but that can also be improved with a little more time, and the background would probably help give the painting some energy if it were red. Red would also relate more to the angry emotion that I was trying to portray. I was able to learn a little bit more about painting realistic skin and am anxious to try it again in my spare time [whenever it decides to drop by...].
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