Post-poned post

In January, I made a resolution to do a "work of the week" every for the rest of the year, and start a blog to keep track of it. I've done really well... until December, when my consistency was pretty much shot. Well. I did something last week (think 12/6/12) that will could for that week's "work," and now I'm finally going to blog about it.

Remember that super-inspiring post I wrote about self-portraits?
Ya, the class started those last week. I just haven't had the chance to blog about it until now.

Anyway. I was slightly hypocritical in my post because I was commenting on how the other students were drawing their self-portraits.... when I didn't start mine until two days ago.

I always have trouble starting an art project. I want it to look good. I want it to be just right, I want it to be accurate, and I'm terrified that I'll get bored and it'll be a chore to finish.
So I delay like crazy.
I think.
I sketch.
I play with different mediums.
And more than anything else (for this one, especially) ... I stare.

 You're thinking "Yay for Alayna! She wasn't afraid to look in the mirror for her self portrait!"

I'm saying "Yes... but I didn't do much else."

So I'm about a week behind on the project... which isn't so bad, but still.

I wasn't totally wasting my time because I did these.

This is something called "conte crayon" it's like a mix of charcoal and pastel... but more firm. I was playing with it to see weather or not I wanted to do my whole self-portrait in it or not.

I debated weather or not I would post this one, but decided to because it was the most work. It STARTED as just a generic eye and ...well now it's a whole face. Utterly disproportionate and crudely neanderthal... but completed all the same.

I thought I wanted to do something different so I slightly turned my head and sketched a self portrait. Not half bad, not really good. Just another distraction from starting the actual project.

Playing with shading. Conte crayons are cool. They come in a few different shades of brown, grey, and white, drawn on colored paper. It has a pretty cool affect.

I also did some stuff for Photography class that can count. (Doing a WHOLE LOT of stuff for this week makes up for it being a week late, right?)

The assignment was "light" photos.

I even Photoshopped the electric cords out of the photo. Be impressed.

Melissa wasn't terribly willing, but she'll thank me later, because it's a cool picture.
Electric cords Photoshopped out...,like a boss.

And tomorrow.... maybe I'll find something to count for this week....