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Description:
This piece is of a dilophosaurus, from a frontal view. It is made with graphite and paper, using stippling as the main form of shading. This was mainly to give off a sense of scales or reptilian skin. This piece was not very difficult to make, but because of the stippling, it took a very long time to make. The background is colored gray to make the dinosaur really stand out and give you a better sense of where the outlines are.
Analyze:
I chose to put the subject of this piece in the middle of the page so that it was giving off the illusion that the viewer is staring right at it. I used lines and shading to really emphasize the face so it looked intimidating and intense. I mainly used the references to help with the composition of the face, and especially the placement of the hands. They also helped me determine how the frill would look, though if I did it again I would not put the bony spines on it, as they are not realistic or accurate.
Interpretation:
This piece is meant to create the idea that you are standing face to face with this giant, threatening prehistoric animal. The dilophosaurus' frill is flared out, which means that it is angry or excited. It looks like the viewer was just walking through some bushes when they unfortunately met with this dinosaur. This piece is much more objective than most, and while it doesn't have much of a symbolic meaning, it creates its own scenario within itself.
Judgement:
While I am happy how this piece came out and am impressed with the stippling, since it was very time consuming, I am overall not proud with the results. I feel like the anatomy could have been better, the stippling was rushed, and the face turned out extremely uneven. If I could do this piece again, I would take a lot more time to finish all these fine details. I think most of the problems were caused due to rushing, and I would like to fix that next time.
