Yearning

Another piece from my AP Art portfolio from when I was a high school senior. This may be my best piece from that entire concentration.

Yearning - Chase Restrepo

Media: Photoshop basic brishes
Time taken: Approx 3 hours
Made in: April/May 2009 with edits made in 2011

Carved Stone : Study

A quick study made in Photoshop at my grandmother's house. Referenced from a photo I took since taking my laptop to the cemetery was out of the question.

Carved Stone - Chase Restrepo

Media: Photoshop basic and textured brushes
Time taken: 1 hour
Made in: June 2011

Rooster Painting

I don't really remember much about the making of this one, but it was basic and fairly simple process, as  used a different program from what I usually use. This is of the rooster I used to have. He had to give him up because he hospitalized one of our hens. (She has to stay for a weekend at the vet's office and everything) But he was sweet to humans, especially me.

Thought Behind Those Eyes by Chase Restrepo

Media: openCanvas 4.5 Plus, Basic brushes

Time Taken: 3 hours approximately

Made in: November 2010

Skulls and Glows

This one is a bit older, made for the concentration of my AP portfolio back in 12th grade. The idea was centered around Skulls.

Brimming by Chase Restrepo

• First I set up what I was actually drawing. I started from observation, but obviously...my light source was a limited one, so I worked from a photo in the last half of completion. This is a real coyote skull with a green 6" glow stick set inside the mouth. Set on a glass top table for reflectiveness.
• Again, I start with a black canvas and start to block in basic shapes in a very dark green, mapping out where the main areas needing my attention would be.
• I gradually go in with brighter and brighter greens, attempting to match the actual colors as closely as possible without using blending modes.
• I add on the final highlights after going through all the values of green. Between the upper/lower teeth, and inside the eye socket are the most lit up areas.
• I go in and fix up some areas that need refining, but I didn't need to do much to this one, this is a very simple piece in ways of color and composition.

Media: Photoshop, basic brushes
Time Taken: About 3 hours
Made in: April 2009

Sleeping Selina

I'll start things off with something I painted a while ago.

Comfort by Chase Restrepo

• First I took a screen shot of my girlfriend all wrapped up in a blanket over a video skype chat.
• The image was extremely pixelated, so I couldn't do much with it save for selecting colors from it. I decided to grid enlarged it to a larger size that I could work with, and added line clarity with my own lines.
• The picture I took was too bright for what I wanted, so I selected my own colors for this, and laid down the basic dark tones that I would paint on top of.
• I built up colors and colors until I got up to the brightest highlight(the highlight on the tip of her nose, I think was the brightest)
• I added in the texture of the blanket with a very small brush, and I topped the whole thing off with some very slight color adjustments.

Media: Photoshop CS5, basic brushes

Time Taken: Not sure, but I think it was about 3+ hours.
Made In: September 2010