hello! i’m a senior in high school and i’m preparing for my ap portfolio.
one of my ideas include using a scatterings of fake blood in a bathtub + on the tile floors and walls. i’ve tried looking for washable fake blood props, and most fake blood i’ve found is permanent.
i can’t stain my bathtub with fake blood. my parents will murder me and the fake blood will turn into real blood.
any ideas?
I actually never thought about that…. My topic was going to be SA, I really hope thats not too controversial?
SA is not a topic I’m qualified to have much opinion on. I haven’t experienced it and am unlikely to deal with it first hand in my life.
I think u/ApatheticAbsurdist has solid advice here. Consider the story you’re trying to tell first. I don’t think controversial topics should be avoided out of hand just because they might make someone uncomfortable. If you focus on the story you want to tell and the feelings you want to evoke you’ll create better images, and have a much easier time defending your art. They had more specific suggestions too that you should try out.
SA=Self Abuse? Suicide attempt? South Africa? I did a bit about attempted suicide when I was young but I learned it was more impactful if you hint at it, make the viewer come slowly to it. The question you should aways ask “is what are you trying to say with your image?”