Media Specificity



This portrait uses procreate/digital art. Its affordances include the ability to create quickly, and with zero mess. The procreate app is only $10, which allows this medium to be made at no cost, It is easily shareable and duplicable. It also allows for certain features to be highlighted more than others. For example, in this portrait, the eyes receive the most attention, and lines are used to direct you to her face. Its limitations include a lack of detail that is represented in photography. The texture of the coat, the sunset that caused the gaze, the changing colors of the sun reflecting off her hair, are all features lost in this portrait. Digital media strips the image from the authenticity of the individual and instead places the individual in a virtual world. Shading using this medium was complicated and challenging. The medium is also challenging with its learning curve. I had to ask my roommate for lots of help when it comes to layering and shading the hands. I had used procreate to create faceless portraits, but I had never created portraits with the facial features included. The eyes were harder than I expected and it is hard to balance what to give more detail to than others. Something I loved from the original photo was the obviousness that the photo was taken at golden hour. Yet, that was so challenging to depict here without coloring the background and taking away from her face. That being said, I had to use lines to show light coming from the direction of the sunset. I like how it adds some ambiguity and leaves the focus on her.

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