Problem solving Portrait

Problem Solving Portrait

Once the PVA glue dried from sticking my torn portraits onto acetate they were curling. I laid some heavy boards on top overnight to see whether they would go flat again but they eventually started curling again. 


To problem solve I decided to make my own frame laying clear acrylic sheets to sandwich my torn photos. However, I didn't like the images inside the frame for a few reasons. The first reason was that the acrylic was too reflective and it took away the depth from the photos. The second reason is that the photos didn't seem to connect with one another, they looked too separated, which is what I didn't want. I need to take away the frame and think of another way to make this work.

    

  


I have used some atmospheric music to play alongside part 1 and part 2 videos above to create some suspense. I really like how the sun rays pierce the negative space and how the out of focus background creates texture.



I'm glad that I downscaled the images as the stitch pattern makes more of an impact. Like where I've increased & decreased the size of stitch pattern.

    
   

I didn't want to tear the photo of Arleigh. I think this is a nice effect in contrast to the other portraits. 


I also decided to stitch around different accents within photos. I picked out the first thing that stood out to me like Arleigh's, Lilly's and Mandy's hands, Noah's face mask and Cas's disproportionate profile.





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