Breadth #12

My final piece for the AP portfolio! It's been a long but satisfying experience to create these 24 pieces of art over the course of the year. Since my breadth section seemed to be missing a realistic portrait, I felt that this self portrait was a good piece to end on. This was created by adding and subtracting with graphite and an eraser. I wanted to have intense darks and lights, so I sat underneath a harsh light to give my face interesting light and shadow shapes. I think this self portrait is pretty successful.