Transformation piece

 

Transformation #1

Gouache

Transformation #2

gouache, charcoal, ink, gesso

The first transformation was portraits of my family members done in charcoal. I feel like the portraits are well done, but my spacing could've been planned out better. Despite liking my additions, it would have been smarter to drawing something I was less attached to because I did not want to change it.

Transformation #3

gouache, charcoal, ink, gesso, tracing paper

To avoid messing up the previous drawing, I layered tracing paper over it and drew my extended family on that. The blurring affect of the paper creates a nice feeling of memory or nostalgia. These portraits, however, are not as strong as the previous layer. 

Transformation #4

gouache, charcoal, ink, gesso, tracing paper, baby oil

Inspired by screen printing techniques, I attempted to mix baby oil and colored inks to achieve a transparent, stain glass look. Although the desired affect was not achieved, I learned a lot from the experiment and enjoy how the colors of each layer work together.

Transformation #5 (final)

gouache, charcoal, ink, gesso, tracing paper

For the final transformation I wanted to push the piece past the 2D format of the previous layers. My original idea was to take the paper scrapes, blend them into a pulp, then pipe them out in a lace-like pattern. This did not work out but I'm pleased with the weaving affect I used instead of the lace.