Rebecca's class Self portraits research evaluation and experimentation

Self Portrait Vector

Researching different kinds of self portraits I came across a few tutorials and examples of vector self portraits. some of them are very interesting.

sugalip by D4m

Recently I've been noticing a resurgence of an old style in graphics and that's the use of lines with dots on it in illustration. D4m was applying it to his work in 2006. Using abstract colors and lines, he's constructed this striking portrait.

With portraits, you have several focal points for the viewer to cast their eyes on. They would be the hair, the eyes and the lips. In this piece, the eyes are the most striking element of the piece, next to the abstract shading and line work.

  

New Fex by Toolkit04New ID by CrisVector

With portraits, you have several focal points for the viewer to cast their eyes on. They would be the hair, the eyes and the lips. In this piece, the eyes are the most striking element of the piece, next to the abstract shading and line work.

Going from organized shapes to chaos with work from Toolkit04. I collaborated with him last year and gained some insight into the method behind the madness of his work. Collections of brush work and clipping masks create a textured portrait based in black and white. It uses the texturing from the brush work to define the shading instead of using shades of gray.

It has bold lines and shapes around the portrait that provide the piece with a stylish frame. It uses negative space around the cheek to help make the eye the focal point in this piece.

Now to the more present day with a new self portrait of CrisVector. The same techniques of using line art on highlighting and shading sections of the face have been employed once more, however with the addition of hatching for the shading, which can be seen in the chin area.

The lines also appear a lot more organic on this piece as they've been created with the use of a pen tablet. It adds a traditional feel to a digital rendering. As a piece of line art it doesn't require the support of colors or shades as it's effective line work is a stand alone masterpiece.

Red cans

 I made my own and also research some information about the artists who made this examples that I shared because they look very professional and a lot of of work and effort seem to have been put on them . 

I have been also researching about Andy Warhole and I thought pop art, self & portrait vector can be interesting.