P.Is For Pastels

The photo I'm working from was an indoor night shot, so there were a lot of blacks and deep tones. I went with that in my initial stages for this portrait, but as I move toward finishing it as a composed illustration with my own added visual flourishes, I'm finding I'm responding more to a lighter background. I experimented a lot with the canvas as well, changing the positioning of the piece to a more centered layout, and I think it's working more for me.

Are you sick of this portrait yet?