I think I figured out what I'm going to paint! Originally, I was going to simply paint Bauji's portrait again, but I decided that I should branch out and I decided to paint my grandfather. I think that this piece is very personal to me because of how much it represents about how I think about generation, elders, and tradition. I was brought up in quite a strict and traditional household, and my grandfather was the head of said household. He is a loving, caring, and sincere man, but he never let us kids get away with anything. He taught us and encouraged us to do everything we possibly could while growing up, and he enforced his expectations quite thoroughly. To this day, I have utmost respect for him because of how hard he has worked to provide for our entire family and extended families. His portrait as the subject paired with the tiktoker's style represents a lot to me because I think the style gives off an older and sterner look to it than perhaps something bright like Cezanne's work. The color palette, style, subject, and content come together to create a powerful piece in my eyes that shows how I believe my generations have builded upon the legacy that my grandfather and his father created: layers of dedication and hard work. Creating the charcoal base was quite easy, and I learned that the turpentine was actually veryyy hard to apply over charcoal so that was a struggle, but once I finished, it looked semi-alright in real life. Then, I studied the tiktoker's application carefully and started to apply dark tones in the shadow areas of dadaji's face. However, I did not simply use burnt umber. I utilized various shades of crimson, burnt sienna, sap green, and burnt umber. I am very scared to start applying the medium and lighter tones, but will update you soon.
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