Self Portrait

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S E L F  P O R T R A I T 


For this project I created a self portrait of myself. It was challenging at times because while I was used to the layering system that digital art programs have, it was frustrating to have to draw in shapes rather than strokes. I started with the hair which I think is one of the better parts. I included lots of colors because if I paid for my highlights I'm definitely going to show them in the portrait. I was having trouble with the shading and so I just decided to go for a more old school comic book style shading (hence the large black parts and lines like from Marvel or JJBA).

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