A red robed figure pointing in a direction in a strange
in a strange background.
The Unknown
Guider
“Would you follow the direction it is
pointing in the strange area where it
resides?” - Gerardo Martinez
In this video, I made an artwork using the procreate application on the ipad. It is a robed figure in an
unknown space, pointing to a direction to no where
while an aura forms around the figure. First, I made
in white line derawing in a black background to form
the structure of the figure. Using the color red as my
value color, I drew a series of x’s to form the levels
of darks and lights of the figure. I used an unknown
light source to shine the figure from the left side where
the lighter shades of red are located. Also, I focused
on specific details of the figure that contain their own
levels of lights and darks such as the arms, robe and inside of the robe. Then, I colored the whole background
blue while coloring with opacity and size levels of
the brush which produced the blue wave-like image.
Also, I used the brush to color in an aura-like outline
around the figure.
The idea of this drawing is to invite the audience to
speculate and share thier opinions of what purpose
does this figure have and where it could be located.
I want the audience to be curious of the figure’s purpose and share their variety of opinions. Also, I want
the audience to see what I drew based on the shape,
lights and darks of the figure.
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