04 Edeline Toh You Xi

This is the original picture I chose to start with. It is a selfie I chose because I looked decent in it. However, my lips look very dry and pale.

On the first day, I started outlining my features and shadows onto the picture directly because it was hard to estimate my head size underneath my hair as my hair was quite puffy. However, I am very satisfied with how it looks now.

On the second day, I begin using carbon paper to trace my  features clearly on a plain white paper for easier reference. This was easier than the first step because it was just outlining but it was interesting as it was my first time using carbon paper during art.

The second, third and fourth lesson I spent tracing my face, features and highlights on my cardboard. There were many struggles in this process including cutting myself, having to constantly re-trace or recut out my features as I kept making mistakes or did not feel satisfied. This was an exhausting process and the most difficult among the whole project!

This is my completed face with the headband and Velcro on. I actually like it a lot because It look like me, and it has very glistering teeth and the highlights. All that hardwork over the course of 4 weeks was worth it.

On the fourth week, I started and finished on my first hair. I kept this one nice and simple. It is inspired by Dora and I added some hairpins, leaves and a yellow flower so it seems like Im exploring a jungle. I think it is really cute and funny but I prefer my other hair!

This is my first draft of T-shirt 1, I used tissue boxes with plant designs to create this t-shirt but it was too plain and boring and did not fit my hair style. Hence, I scratched the idea and started over.

I used cardboard, auburn and black paper to create this emo-goth look with funky fringe to imitate a rock-star look. At first, it was just the cardboard but it looked plain so I took the teachers advice and added differennt coloured fringe to make my hair pop. I think it looks really cool with my second outfit!

On the sixth lesson, I made an outfit to match my hairstyle. I added a jacket, an electric guitar, a black necklace and a rock-star hand symbol with black nail polish on the nails. However, there were minor imperfections here and there that affected the overall look, like the glue stains and small part on the electric guitar. Hence i made a new one.