Golden was a short and sweet piece based on a photo I took of one of my closest friends, Amanda.

I made this project without my drawing tablet. I was waiting at the airport and wanted to pass the time by making something easy and pretty. rather than pixilating the image, I decided to do it manually. I created a grid and chose a color for each one. It’s not very noticeable in the photo, but I had done Amanda’s makeup with small dots of black and white around the eyes. I wanted to make them clear in the drawing. Finally, I drew in the facial details with my computer trackpad, which is something I would not recommend and will never do again.

Despite the tedious way I created this piece, I really enjoy it aesthetically and am quite happy with how it turned out.