Angry portraits

So this is all my experimenting with using style and expression to show anger. It hasn't been going too well so far, I need to practice some expressions a few more times to nail them. There is only one I'm happy with so far. I'll keep working on them!

I'm also adding a pic of the large background I've finished. I put a layer of red, then a layer using black to put lines all over the board, then a black wash which I used a palette knife to scrape away, and then lastly a wash of red over the top. I'm going to paint a figure on it with impasto mixed into the paint to make it shiny and contrast with the background to stand out. I'm not entirely sure what colours I will use yet or how to do it so I'm going to put it aside to think over first. That's it for now.

Tessa.