油畫自畫像2019~2023
During the 2020 Spring Festival holiday, I painted my first self-portrait as a winter break assignment. I started learning oil painting portraits since April 2019, and I found that painting portraits is much more difficult compared to landscapes and still life. At the beginning of my learning, I painted by looking at photos in the studio. After reaching a certain stage, I became very curious and eager to try "life painting" of portraits! My teacher suggested that I paint a self-portrait by looking in the mirror, which would save the trouble of finding models. So I started my first self-portrait assignment.
2020年的春節假期，我在農曆新年假期間畫了第一張自畫像，當作自己的寒假作業。我是從2019年4月開始學油畫人像的，人像跟風景、靜物比起來，真的是相對困難非常多倍，一開始在畫室學習的時候，都是看著照片畫，學到一個階段之後我對於人像"寫生"感到非常的好奇也躍躍欲試! 老師建議我可以看著鏡子畫自畫像，這樣也省去找模特兒的麻煩，於是我展開了我的第一張的自畫像作業。
Later on, I noticed that Rembrandt also painted a lot of self-portraits, and it was quite interesting to see his aging process through self-portraits from different periods.
後來注意到其實林布蘭也畫了好多的自畫像，從不同年代的自畫像中看到他漸漸變老的過程其實也蠻有意思的:
When I started preparing for it, I found it was not easy. First of all, I needed a suitable mirror. The first time, I used a small mirror in the wardrobe, which had a limited view. So I decided to draw myself in a 6F size. I didn't spend too much time on my hair and clothes on my shoulders, but focused on the expression on my face. For the lighting, I didn't use any special lighting equipment, just relied on a lamp on the ceiling of the room. I tried my best to find an angle that minimized the shadow area on my face. Finally, when I found a good angle, the next challenge was to start sketching. Since I had to look at myself in the mirror for a moment and then immediately turn back to the canvas to draw, I couldn't maintain the same position for a long time. I could only use the position of light and shadow on my face to locate myself and make sure that I could return to the original angle after moving.
開始準備之後發現其實不容易，首先要有一個適合的鏡子，第一次我很克難的用衣櫃裏的小小的鏡子，可視範圍有點小，索性就畫6F吧！頭髮跟肩膀的衣服就簡單帶過，把力氣放在臉部的表情。光源的部分我也沒有特別打光，就靠房間天花板上的一盞燈，只能盡力的找到一個角度讓臉上的陰影面積不過多，終於橋到一個角度之後，開始打稿後又是另外一個挑戰！因為頭一下要朝著鏡子看一眼自己，看完之後馬上轉回去一旁的畫布下筆，所以位子沒辦法一直維持不動，只能用臉上的光影位子來定位，讓每次移動過都還能回到原本的角度。
Self-portrait of 2019:
2019自畫像
Self-portrait of 2020:
2020.11 自畫像:
Draft of self-portrait for 2023:
2023自畫像起稿:
This time I finally had a large mirror in the foyer, and I also took more photos of the painting process.
這次終於有玄關的大鏡子，也拍下比較多繪畫過程的照片。
Final result of self-portrait for 2023:
2023自畫像成果:
Above are the three self-portraits I've painted over the past four years! I'll probably paint a self-portrait every two or three years in the future to review my progress. Next time, I'd like to try my hand at portrait sketching!
以上就是我這四年畫的三張自畫像! 未來應該也會每兩三年就畫一張自畫像，順便檢視一下自己的技巧有沒有進步。下次想嘗試看看人像素描!
Have you ever tried drawing a self-portrait? What were the challenges you faced during the process? Leave a comment and let me know!
大家有嘗試過自畫像嗎?繪畫過程有什麼困難的地方嗎? 留言告訴我!
