Self Portrait Project

[mcotie]

I have to do 3 different self portraits representing Romanticism, Realism, and Renaissance, for my Humanities final project. This is my first attempt using the Realism approach. I was looking at John Singer Sergent as a reference but I need to know if this is decent example of this era, or am I way off base. I know the founding fathers of this web site are very familiar with this arena and I am looking for critiques from anyone with a good eye for this stuff to help me out.

Mitch

http://mcotie.vectorstar.net/cotierealism.jpg

[keyth]

well...i'm not qualified to answer those types of questions. Are we going to see some more SP's from you? this one is mighty tasty. your dogs are looking mighty nasty;)
have you ever tried dragon stout?

[mcotie]

Yes I will post more. I will most definitely post two more, for this project. This one being from the Renaissance. I used an Albrecht Durer as my example to follow. I think this one seems a little pasty, I may have to work on it some more, maybe the colors aren't right. My last one will be Romanticism.

Keyth, I have not heard of Dragon Stout. Am I missing something?

Mitch

http://mcotie.vectorstar.net/cotierenaissance2.jpg

[Fozzybar]

Hi Mcotie!

i am definitively not the right person to make critics on this kind of art, but you mentioned Renaissance and Dürer. So if the image should look like the paintings made in this era, you should change the colors (it's like you guessed).

The cloak could be red with smoother shadings and the face needs less saturation...more pastel-like colors...but the way the person looks is really close to Dürer's....

[mcotie]

here's my last one. this is based on the Romanticism era.

I used Eugene Delacroix as my example

http://mcotie.vectorstar.net/cotieromanticism.jpg

[AfroLaxMan]

mcotie-
first off, great job on all of them.
I haven't studied the masters in several years, so i am a little rusty, but i would like comment on the Renaissance piece. I also am not too familiar with druer, so i cannot make comments related to him.
Colors did not become saturated (especially in the skin) until the baroque era, which usually left the subjects rather pale and pasty (like fozzbar mentioned).
One distinction I seem to remember about the Renaissance (this may be more towards the sculptures than anything else) was the image usually refered to a story rather than depicting it. There was a lot of consideration in what was around the subject and it's story was always hinted at in either the gaze, or the background, or whatever. But, like I said, it has been a while since I studied them old foaggies, so I may be way off.
Great works, though, and I really do think you captured the Romanticist quite succesffully. Great coat.
:chug:

[mcotie]

Thanks AfroLaxMan.

I was hoping to get some response from these in your fashion, thanks for your help, becauseI wasn't all satisfied with them

Mitch