"Love Struck"

After my set back, I got cracking on producing something new. Before I was even 100% sure what exactly I was going to be drawing, I starting using Brusho to create a background, because I figured this would drive the direction I went in.

Before continuing I carried out some rough sketching to get an idea of what I was aiming for. I needed to do some practice drawing faces with wide mouths because that isn't something I usually draw (but have come to realise I love how it looks) I liked the idea of having something going through a face, such as an arrow or a knife. I thought an arrow would be better because it would be slightly more elegant looking. 

 I had originally wanted to have quite an up-close piece, but as i began the drawings, I realised it would be good t get an entire body in there, because I could also use that to give it more edge. Also, it opened up the opportunity to have some dripping in there, which has helped make the piece as a whole seem much more morbid. (yay!)

I wanted to put lots of emphasis on the anatomy of the girl, but I wanted her to look withered and demonic, which I think I managed.

For this piece I used a mixture of Brusho, pencil, watercolour, gouache and acrylic. The white acrylic was pretty necessary because it brought the body out from the paper and allowed it to look more three dimensional.