The Art Book Of Amari Harkness

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Completed Work

Here are examples of my completed artworks in a variety of mediums. Many of these works focus on my understanding composition, anatomy, color, style, and creative use of variety of materials.

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Self-Distorted PortraitCompleted May 2014

Done on 18x24 BFK Rives Paper. Soft pastels.

This artwork was inspired by the works of Salvador Dali. From observ-ing how Dali used space, the human form, and color, I created this self-por-trait as a distortion of myself. I also experimented with color by blending complementary colors red and green to create shade in this character.

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Sunflower Still LifeCompleted May 2009

Done on 18x24 Drawing Paper. Soft pastels.

Sunflower Still life based on unusual angles. This was an attempt to create an interesting still life drawing from a mundane setup.

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Toys Still LifeCompleted 2012

Done on 18x24 Drawing paper. Charcoal and white conte.

A completed still life study on per-spective, space, and chiaroscuro.

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Portrait of a ModelCompleted April 2014

Done on 18x24 Drawing paper. Charcoal and white conte.

Facial anatomy and shading study of a model.

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Griffion ForestCompleted 2012Diorama made from paper, hard board, and wire. 13x9.5 in.This diorama is made to sit on an open macbook computer. A video of a forest is to play in the background on the screen. The diorama is a study on depth and proportion.

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The Time TravelerCompleted 2013Diorama made from paper, hard board, and wire. 13x9.5 in. Based on H. G. Wells book The Time Machine (1895). The crab design is inspired by the coconut crab, a large crab that lives on the islands of the Pacific. The color scheme was inspired by a description of the dead future earth from the book.

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Man Laying DownCompleted 2014Completed on 18x24 drawing paper. Charcoal.Male model in reclined pose. Study of perspective on the human anatomy.

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Paradoxian Money Front and BackCompleted 2013Completed on 5x8drawing paper. Color pencils.Fictional money base on my original world World Travelers. This front side shows the founders of the world of Paradoxia. (Left) Killvony and (right) Yakmen.

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Paradoxian Money Front and BackCompleted 2013Completed on 5x8drawing paper. Color pencils.Fictional money base on my original world World Travelers. This back side shows the parton protector of Paradoxia and its national symbol, a penrose triangle.

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Shark Buddies AnimationDone in ToonBoom Harmony. Focus on Character animation and dialogue. The Dialogue is: Oh, no, no, no. your eating the car! Not the car, NOT THE CAR! *thunk* He understand a word Im sayn. The dialogue is from the film Turner and Hooch.

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Life Drawings

Life drawings created by observing human anatomy and movement.

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Woman in Cloth SeriesCompleted 2013Completed on 11x14 newsprint paper. Charcoal.Study of a woman in cloth. Each drawing in this series is done with careful consideration on form and anato-my.

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Woman in Cloth SeriesCompleted 2013Completed on 11x14 newsprint paper. Charcoal.Study of a woman in cloth. Each drawing in this series is done with careful consideration on form and anato-my.

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Exaggeration SeriesCompleted 2013Completed on 11x14 newsprint paper. Charcoal.Exaggerations of human anatomy with various models. Here I let myself loose with human the human form twisting it and shaping in strange ways.

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Exaggeration SeriesCompleted 2013Completed on 11x14 newsprint paper. Charcoal.Exaggerations of human anatomy with various models. Here I let myself loose with human the human form twisting it and shaping in strange ways.

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Silhouette SeriesCompleted 2014Completed on 11x14 newsprint paper. Charcoal.Silhouette studies of the human form.

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Life in the Cafeteria SeriesCompleted 2014Completed on 18x24 Drawing paper. Ink and brush.Drawings based on students milling about in SCAD Cafeteria.

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Process Sketches

Here are examples of my sketches and process work. These drawings show how I arrive at a finished drawing or problem solve any issues in my artwork.

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Vistalgia Digital Painting2013Done in Photoshop CS5Painting practice on shading colors, color blending, and character design. The drawing remains unfinised to show how I build up my form and colors as I paint digitally.

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Dancing Bird Process: Sketch to final2014Done in Photoshop CS6 Practice base on creating a composition centered around a character and bring it to completion. These are the first three beginning stages: sketch, thumbnail composition with fleshed out character, and sketch back-ground.

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Dancing Bird Process: Sketch to final2014Done in Photoshop CS6 Practice base on creating a composition centered around a character and bring it to completion. These next drawings show my progress to prepare the background for inking and flesh out the shape of the tree, leaves, and other foliage.

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Dancing BirdCompleted 2014

Completed in Photoshop.

Final version. Focus on line weight and visual depth. This final version have the bird character fully inked in detail. The trees in the background are faded to prevent over powering the foreground and the bird.

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Window Washer Poster2015Done in Photoshop CS6 and KritaProgress poster design for The Window Washer short film. This poster was an challenge in creating a work-ing perspective of the building and the characters from a up shot angle.

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Vlod the God of Thieves: Sketch and Lineart2014The sketch is traditional 0.5 pencil. The Line Art version was done in KritaFocus on creating an interesting character inspired by my personality. Vlod is a god of theives and trade and her character design was inspired by Mayan mythology and art.

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Vlod the God of Thieves: Color Swatches2014Coloring done in Photoshop.Focus on creating an interesting character inspired by my personality. These drawings are different color schemes for the character. Of these, I chosed #5 as my final color scheme as it fits the character better.

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