Black Square Problem

I am trying to illustrate tension in this image, as you can see in the toppling squares. I thought playful was the hardest to illustrate. Congested, I believe, was the easiest to illustrate. I chose this word because I felt like I illustrated it the best out of all the other words I had to do. Overall, I would give myself a B on this assignment, I could've been a little more creative I think.

Paintings..

I chose this image because I thought it would bring a challenge with the different colors of his shirt and his facial expression. The most challenging part in creating this image was his hair. It was so choppy and had different high and low lights. I like how this image turned out overall, I wish I would have had enough time to actually complete the entire image instead of cutting out the couch in the background. I would grade this as an A- or so due to the fact I met the criteria of dodge, burn, and all others yet I could've spent more time on it as well.