Sebastien Del Grosso is the first artist that I have chosen to analyse for the project ‘Self Image’. He is a French photographer as well as a Graphic Designer. His work is easily identified by his interplay between photography and art. To create his work, he firsts takes a photograph, and then creates a corresponding sketch. He then combines both mediums in Photoshop.
The original photo was taken as a portrait with the camera straight on from the subject. The photo was most likely taken against a blank wall, so it could be easily removed during editing. The background of the photo is completely blank after editing, with the center of the photo being lighter than the outside edges. The photo has a cool tone due to the use of blue and grey colours. This makes the photo look more serious. There is a sharp focus on the subject of the photo, but then it appears to paint into the drawing which is less detailed. The subject 8is in the foreground of the photo whilst the subject is in the mid-ground of the photo. This photo was taken in portrait, there is a lot of empty space around the outside of the photo. The subject of the photo is looking straight at the camera, and the focus of the photo is mainly on the photo taken. The directional lines in this photo are primarily vertical, with a few going diagonally across. In the second image, the photo is presented in a square frame, rather than in portrait or landscape. The photo is much more focused on the subjects face, so it didn't require the same size frame. The square frame eliminates a lot of what would be blank space from the photo making the focus on the drawing more direct. Contrastingly, in this photo, the drawing is in the foreground rather than the mid-ground. This puts the focus on the drawing instead of the person. The drawing is a fairly detailed sketch, however, it doesn’t include any facial features. Again, the background of this photo is blank. The colours in this photo are mainly variations of grey except for the skin tone of the person holding up the sign. |