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Spencer

Spencer is a really happy and talkative boy. He has autism and his special interest is space. He's a really smart kid too. He enjoys making miniature rockets and such. Xavier is Spencers best friend because Spencer has a tendency to ramble on about his interests and most times people get tired of him, so he really likes being with Xavier because he just listens to him. The friendship works well Spencer feels like he can talk all he wants and Xavier doesn't feel like he's pressured to talk.
 It took me the longest to come up with a body horror themed concept for Spencers painting. I knew I wanted it to be space themed but I didn't know how I could pair it with a creepy element.  in the end I came up with the idea to make his head float off of his head in his space helmet, but I don't think this concept worked out in practiced. It really doesn't look like a creepy floating head, it looks more like I simply forgot to paint his neck. I also didn't know what to do with the background color and is till feel like it doesn't look the best, but I don't know what else to do. Spencer also doesn't look the same on paper as in my head witch was another disappointment.

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