T. S Abe
When we looked at gifs it reminded me of this gif by T. S Abe. It's a self portrait and it has dedicated craft, technical skill and captures her attitude. She turns, looks you up and down, leaving you not quite sure what she thinks of you. It's a small exchange that we have every day with strangers but in this drawn form it becomes an infinite interaction, never knowing what she's thinking. The simplicity of the hair really appeals to me and the gradual depth of detail towards the eyes and mouth are things that I am starting to find very effective in my own drawing. Simplicity blended with refined detail. For me, her look is a look of defiance and a show of strength to anyone trying to confront her.
This image below shows how labour intensive it will have been to create a seemingly smooth gif. She hasn't overcomplicated it but the movement of her eyes forces the audience to ask questions and be intrigued.
I found more of her gifs - this one is for a mixtape by The Code which is again really beautiful in it's simplicity and use of one colour. It's communicating the effects the music are having on the listener,, the blue spreading into the girl's body and hair.
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