It’s been a while since I’ve done a self portrait, I prefer drawing other people’s faces, not my own. But I thought I’d give it another go, and now you can see what I look like, hello!
Coloured pencil.
self-portrait
Map of Me
Instead of a typical self portrait, focusing on physical likeness, I set out to create a self portrait that would reveal more about my personality and identity. I explored different ways to do this, and found I was able to represent these more abstract ideas using the visual metaphor of a map.
Hand drawn, digitally coloured.
