Craft- One of the main critiques that I have received so far through this process was that my photoshopped Lincoln looks like a painting. Instead of starting from scratch, I decided to continue working on trying to make Lincoln look more realistic. I brightened the shadows around his eyes, gave his forehead and cheeks a white glare, and played around with the different coloring techniques. I also tried to make him smile by liquifying the corners of his lips.
Composition- After the image was flattened, I tested out different coloring options for the entire picture. I especially considered going the black and white route, but ultimately decided to go color. My final attempt, I hope, looks better than my previous ones. At least Lincoln isn't giving a complete death glare this time around.
Concept- Changing Lincoln's death glare into a semi-smile redirected my concept a bit. This slight change indicates that although Lincoln is all for challenging society's norms (or in this case, television personalities' norms--notice Lincoln's the only one not showing teeth), he still is willing to compromise and keep the peace. He knows how to pick his battles.
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