Stylized Self-Portraits ft. SLEW (REACTION)

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Stylized Self-Portraits ft. SLEW (REACTION)

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@SLEW Thank you so much! Im grateful that you enjoyed my self-portrait and honored that you chose it from such a strong field! Honestly, it wouldn't have been my choice! 🤣 To clear up a few things, yes, I did pose with bacon on my face for some reference photos...mainly for composition, textures and values. I do one self portrait a year as a way of journaling progress artistically, physically and emotionally. I had been losing weight at the beginning of the year and then I gained it all back and I was very unhappy about it. The bacon is literally and figuratively smothering me. This piece is large and heavy, being on wood, and is also in a custom blackened steel frame with a slight lip reminiscent of a cast iron skillet. 🍳 Thank you, again, and congratulations to everyone! Ps. I still ate the bacon after I used it for a prop... because bacon is effin delicious.

LESSON NOTES

CHALLENGE: This March, our Proko Challenge judge, SLEW, is challenging you to take a long, hard look at yourself… and paint a stylized version of what you see by playing with color, lighting, accessories, and more. SLEW will be judging entries based on creative lighting, interesting facial accessories and props, strong color themes, intentional paint strokes and compositional design.

Prizes provided by: Wacom, Sentient Academy, Vision X Live Conference, Canvy and Proko.

Prizes

Winners will be contacted via the email on their Proko.com account.

1st Place

vincentwithtwoears - @vincentwithtwoears
Prizes
Wacom One Creative Pen Display
1 year access to Sentient Academy
Vision X Replay Pass
1 year Canvy subscription
Proko Figure, Portrait, and Anatomy courses