Illustration
galdéria
The Image
Close-up portrait of a female face and bare shoulders, rendered in undulating black and cream lines, hair cascading down. Hypnotic, graphic.
The hair runs the composition. The face is almost hidden inside it, the shoulders mark the bottom edge, the line does all the work. Pattern first, portrait second.
Part of her and the poets, a tribute series to Portuguese literary figures. Galdéria is the companion piece to pessoa and eça, a feminine counter-line.
Medium & Technique
Digital · Photoshop
Series
Color palette
Two colours doing all the work: warm cream ground and near-black ink. The mid-tones are only the density of the linework, not added pigment.
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