self-portrait

I selected these inspiration pieces because they were the only ones I could find.  I decided to use graphite pencil to do my self-portrait because it's a medium I was most familiar with.  Furthermore, I thought it would work well to help portray the sepia tone the original picture was taken in.  I think the biggest challenge of the self-portrait itself was simply drawing the self-portrait and making it accurate.  I'm pretty satisfied with the way it came out, but I still think there are some things I could have improved on.

This piece represents me because it's an accurate representation of what I look like.  I think this is a pretty good portrayal of my attitude too - laid back and pensive (if I do say so myself).

  In terms of element and principles, I used predominantly line, value, and shape.  The basic elements of my face are simple shapes (oval, square, triangle), they are all made using lines, and the picture is given "depth" through the use of value.

I did enjoy this project - I wish more of the class was actual art projects.  I am pretty satisfied with my final piece, although I'd eventually like to darken some of the values and possibly try to make it sepia like the original.