It's almost annoying how easy it is to click one simple button and erase 30 minutes of work. I did this a lot because I would start on a detail, such as adding an accentuating line, and then I would get carried away. After a while, I would realize that the work was either sloppy or not relevant to my content. It was a maddening process. Plus, I couldn't decide exactly how I wanted to include the text. Part of me want desperately to draw it onto the house itself because that was in my original plan; however, my initial sketch was done with the intention of working on paper, and this piece was put together digitally. So, incorporating the text onto the house was much too tricky with the angles and dimensions to be worth my time. I also wanted to find a way to bring continuity to the two different arbitrary colors on either side of the figure. I was content with the colors themselves because a palette of blues and pinks is a recurrent theme in my most recent works, but I wanted to unify them. The negative space above the house was bothering me, too, so I began to explore adding text in that way. I made up my mind that adding text along the top outline of the house would be the best use of words and space... but what was I trying to say? My original plan had a sort of melancholy feel to it, but nothing about the bold pose of the figure or vibrant colors seemed to corroborate sadness or despair. I realized that this piece is truly about empowerment and owning your own space. This is my house, and I have my own rules. Short yet meaningful -- very different to my longer, more poetic text in other works. I think it fits the style of this piece well, though. The last two images demonstrate my process of adjusting the dimensions of the picture itself to align with the right side of the page.
Overall, I am pleased with how this project turned out. I think it marks a sort of starting point for my interests in multimedia artworks and personal narratives.
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