Inspired by Art Project Plan
Aims - my aim is to plan and produce two portraits based on the theme of the Dutch Masters portraiture. I have already done one of them at the college studio so i only need to focus on one on location (home).
To create one fine art portrait at home
Develop communication skills
Create my own little studio set up at home to achieve the image I want to have
Develop studio lighting skills and understanding
Possible routes of investigation -
Research Jan Van Eyck and Hendrik Kerstens (Hendrik Kerstens - https://hendrikkerstens.com/ and Jan Van Eyck - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_van_Eyck)
The clothes and colours on this portrait is what inspired me to recreate it
The model is not showing a happy expression as its being taking serious during the time period the portrait was made.
Colour, Lighting and framing is what i will look more into on this portrait to help me recreate it.
The possible materials and techniques - I will try to use different lighting techniques to experiment with the image at home. Using a soft box, window light and lamp light to give me different lighting tones; Soft box to give me a more professional light, Window light to give me a cold blue light tone and light from a lamp to give a warm dark tone of light. I will use materials such as a red scarf or cloth to have a similar look to what the model is wearing on the portrait. I will also mess around with the final selected image on Adobe Lightroom to touch up anything that needs done to it. I like the idea of the red turban that the model is wearing on the portrait because it will be easy for me to recreate at home and manipulate it to look identical to the one Jan Van Eyck’s model is wearing.
Jan Van Eyck portrait I will be recreating at home: