Hidden Tears

"Hidden Tears"

This was an assignment in my 10th grade art class. We were supposed to portray an emotion using charcoal. I felt that sadness is a very strong and prominent emotion, so I decided to try and capture that through my picture.
I think charcoal is one of my most favorite mediums because it is so versatile, even more so than paint. You can do so much with it, and create so much depth, even though there's no color to it. It is also really easy to shade and make things look realistic with charcoal, which is what I try to do with my pictures.

P.S. An interesting part about this picture: cover the left side of the face and it's a woman and cover the right side and it's a man. This, I'll admit, was a complete accident. :) It was something my friend noticed later on after it was completed.

~Devorah