My Pastiche

So you're probably wondering what a pastiche is right? For those of you who do know what it is, you can just skip this part! But for those of you've never heard of it before, stay tuned. Basically a pastiche is a piece of art, literature, or even music that is done by borrowing or using the same techniques from a different source. I guess you can say its like copying. 

Copying other people's work that you admire can help you become better at what you do, just make sure to eventually find you're own techniques and motifs that reflects who you are as an artist. 

I did my pastiche on David Downton's painting of Twiggy. Mine is on the right. I'm still new when it comes to water color & Gauche; so I don't know very many techniques. However, doing this piece taught me the contrast of thick and thin lines. It showed me how to bleed my color on the paper better and definitely made me realize that painting with water color isn't easy!

Left: (David Downton) Right: (Mine)

Anyways, please give it a try. I guarantee that you will learn something new!