photo-reference realism

 
tropical boy blake This piece was based on an original photo with a consenting subject and friend of mine. With a love for travel, this friend has always been drawn to adventure, the outdoors, warm weather and adventurous eating. After taking his ph
Comfortably Numb This piece is a tribute to the song Comfortably Numb by Pink Floyd. The songs lyrics tell the story of the bands singer being treated with horse tranquilizers for back pain before preforming on-stage. In the chorus is a lyric: "when
Iron Man This piece is based on a still image from the Marvel movie Endgame, released in 2019. Using a concrete texture background and smudging pixels created a dramatic feel that encouraged the emotions behind the scene in the film.
April Baby This piece was based on a personal photo of a consenting subject that is a good friend of mine. Using the different brushes and hair textures offered by procreate, I was able to communicate depth, fabric, and movement with a limited color
Billie This painting of singer/songwriter Billie Eilish is based on a photo from her shoot with Gucci. Using a limited palette I was able to create the illusion of a fabric texture with the sectioning and texturing of 3 shades of gold.
Dream This piece is based on celebrity Maggie MacDonald, successful youtuber and online influencer. MacDonald was raised in my homestate of Massachusetts, and built up her online presence alongside her younger sister, where they built a solid base o
The person depicted above is youtuber and comedian Kurtis Connor. Kurtis, an online personality based in Toronto, not only creates youtube content but as well runs a podcast called Very Really Good. As a consistent consumer of both the podcast and th
Ideas The original reference was sound on UnSplashed, a free photo reference site for artists. The original image was the model headshot with strong blue shadows. Utilizing layer and manipulation tools, I was able to split my finished portrait and a
Hypnosis Based on an image posted on UnSplashed, I was inspired to create this piece of a young girl looking at an iPad. As time moves forward technology is becoming more engrained in our lives starting at younger and younger ages. The access and ev
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