Back from London. I took a lot of photos I mean to use for future images, but this self portrait started from a photo my sister took of me on the Tube while there. I started sketching freehand, no grid or anything. Did a couple of corrections and got to the final one at the bottom. Then it was sent over to the iPad where I decided to keep things really loose. I really like the idea of having a very concrete, exact structure on which I can just mess about. This assures that, even if abstract or gestural, the features are in the right place. It gives me a freedom, oddly enough.
I got to this version in Procreate. As is often the case, I worked in highlights which I later dropped out. They made the image too complicated and, to my eye, didn't add anything. From here, I sent the layers separately to SuperVectorizer and then pulled them into AD.
This was the initial color pass. I wasn't satisfied with a few of the colors, so tweaked them and got to the final.
These days, I feel like showing the work is more important than ever. I'm pretty happy with this one. it came together rather quickly and I think works really well. I like the mix of precision placement and imprecise marks.
2 comments:
Like the look of this. I have to say some of your self-portraits make you look older than I see you. I might be biased because I often see people as they were when I met them. I did a photoshoot for a friend I met in his 20s but took the photos when he was in his 40s and that made me notice he had wrinkles and chest hair... grey chest hair! He was hot as f*ck still but I thought I was seeing things for a minute!
I've been told by others that I 'make myself older,' but the interesting parts are in the lines, so I tend to over-emphasize them. Thanks!
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