I drew the outline of my photograph including the highlights and shadows (contour).

Challenge faced: Since the photo is black and white, it was pretty hard to recognise where the highlights and shadows were.

I transferred the outline of my photograph to a blank paper using carbon paper.

Challenge faced: This will be the blueprint of my art so I have to be very careful to not make any mistakes or else I would have to re-draw it.

I transferred the outlines to a cardboard and cut both my facial shape with the backing of it out.

Challenge faced: The cardboard was a little hard to cut so there are little lumps and cuts around the outline of the result.

I traced out my facial features and cut those out along with my hair backing. I then combined them together using glue. I also added the highlights on my face to give it more dimension. 

Challenge faced: Some of the parts were difficult to cut out without breaking it (eg. my glasses, my pupil)

I cut out my hair piece as I have layered hair and I plan on keeping this part of me the same in my art piece. I plan on using this as a backpiece then paste on the different layers of my hair in so that my layered hair would be more 3 dimensional.

Challenge faced: I used this textured cardboard as since it is a hair piece, it should be more flowy. However, it is really challenging to cut this out without crushing the pop up parts. 

I added my layered hair pieces and colored strokes of teal and black in it to create a rock star vibe as I really like the fashion of certain rock stars.

Challenge faced: Some parts of the black hair didn't really coordinate well with the hair. So I decided to add the teal in to contrast and blend it in for a more cohesive look.

I created this rock star shirt with the necklace with the jacket.