contour drawing of self portrait
I traced the highlight and contour areas of my face portrait based on the lighting in the background and shadows on my face.
blueprint of contour drawing
I traced the outline of my face portrait on A4 drawing paper using carbon paper.
traced portrait features (faciography)
I traced out my different facial features onto a piece of cardboard using carbon paper.
hair backing and hair frame
For today's lesson, I cut out different features of my face including the highlight and contour areas and pasted them onto my cut-out face frame using glue. Afterwards, I cut out my hair backing and stuck my face frame onto it.
the hairstyle i rejected
I used a different textured cardboard and cut out my hair. However, I found this hairstyle very unappealing as it was stiff and rigid looking.
completed hairstyle with regular cardboard
I then tried a different hairstyle, and liked it a lot more than the previous one.
process of curling layered hair
In this picture, I was curling the layers of my hair using a brown-colored piece of paper, to make it look more realistic and textured.
product of completed hairstyle
Thus, this was the final product of my finished hairstyle. I was quite satisfied with the end result as i felt that it looked quite natural and suited my face frame more than the first hairstyle did.
a few details added to shirt (1)
For this lesson, I used a soft piece of cardboard with a design that I liked to cut out and make a shirt. I then added a few more details that I thought would make the shirt look less plain (as seen in the picture, I cut out a bird and a flower from the soft cardboard and pasted it onto the shirt design).
process of making shirt (2)
Next, I did the same thing using a different piece of soft cardboard. As soon as I saw this piece, I knew immediately that I wanted to make my second shirt with it as (fun fact) I love oreo/chocolate chip ice cream.
end result of both shirts (1&2)
I felt that all the time and effort I put in to make these two shirts payed off as I was quite content with the end result of both shirts.
process of adding velcro strips
In this lesson, I cut out a few pairs of velcro strips to paste onto 1) my hair and hair backing, 2) my face frame and the original cardboard cut-out of my body and face and 3) my body and the two shirts that I made.
cardboard stand
Lastly, I cut out a piece of regular cardboard and pasted two pieces of tape on it and connected it to the back of my head to create a stand for my artwork.
(standing) end product 👍
Even though I look disfigured I think my end result turned out quite well as my artwork resembles me (kind of). I have learnt to accept the fact that unfortunately that's just what I look like.
praise- I liked how my end product looked quite similar to me and not like a completely different person. I think it was also good how I tried out different hairstyles before deciding on which one to use and not simply giving up after making just one.
polish- I think I could have done a better job on my hairstyle as it is still quite plain and has barely any texture. I definitely could have managed my time more wisely so I would have had more time to add more details to my hairstyle and shirts.