My inspirations for this artwork called the Blind Portrait was the personal preferences of the anonymous person I got. She particularly liked the band called Deftone and nature. So I incorporated that into my artwork by creating a botanical art piece of a dead leaf. This resembles the detail and darkness that is not seen from afar. The median I used for this art piece was Ink and the stippling. I first started my piece by tracing the leaf out with pencil, and then going over with thin ink pens with three layers. I intended for the audience to understand that the leaf artwork is simple on the outer part. However the leaf takes up the whole paper and is the overall detail that needs to be represented. Some decisions I had to make when creating this artwork was figuring out what shape I wanted the leaf,  how big I wanted the leaf, and how to shade my leaf. Unfortunately the shading was a bit of a difficulty that I encountered. This is due to not placing shade into the correct spots for the leaf. I worked through this problem by turning my leaf  a different way. This gave the leaf a better look where the light is upon the leaf. If I could redo my mistake I would, and search up a reference beforehand.  Lastly, the research I made within this project was the bands that my person favored and listening to lyrics and gaining her vibe. This ultimately lead to my research of different leaves to draw. Overall, this project was a challenge but this leads to growth and willingness to improve.