Sighs... was this a hard theme, or what? The theme this week was "Painting." After trying several concepts, I once again confirmed that I have minimal artsy skills. Not entirely satisfied with my submission, but it's the closest I got to my concept.

       I researched 'paint photography' for inspiration. I came across this amazing photo and thought it'd be cool to replicate. I convinced my sister to add some paint to her skin and then we got to work. The first round of painting had to be redone as the color strokes were a bit too broad. Eventually, we used a tiny make-up brush to get the final strokes of color you see in the image. We got to shooting quickly after because the paint was beginning to dry and stiffen. We tried several head poses and wound up with 50 shots. I analyzed the collection and decided to use the below pose because it seemed the most appealing. My sister disagreed. We compromised by having me submit the shot below and sending three images of her liking for her personal use. 

        To give the image an extra "painting" like fee, I edited it with Google+ Editor. I used the Retrolux function and then played around with vintage tones and structure to give it that extra pop. Here's a before and after comparison of the shot.

Special thanks to my sister for being the canvas:) 

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