Self Portrait



Create a reflection journal on your Blog and answer the following questions:
1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces? I selected the Frida Kahlo portrait because I just love how real she was and didn't try to hide shy of her imperfections. I think that she is just so beautiful. I chose the Andy Warhol portrait because I felt it mimicked the media that I used for mine. And lastly I shose Savannah Storm's picture because I liked the plafullness of it and the fact that she was still beautiful even with a mustache.

2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait? I chose to use digital media because I could in no way what so ever draw or paint myself. I liked the fact that I could experiment with special effects and colors and in a way "hide" myself but still be visible.

 3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them? The challenge I faced was that I DO NOT like to take pictures of myself. But the fact that I could masquerade the picture to not be a real view made me feel better. I also had to retake the picture several different times and with different lighting so that my scar wouldn't be visible.

4. How does this piece represent you? This piece represents me in that it is an actual picture of me. I also had to change everything about the way I look over a year ago. I live my life pretty much always tring to be in disguise with different hair colors, makeup and glasses. So by creating the effects on the picture I felt like it was what I do in my everyday life.

5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work? I used different special effects and layered them until I got the picture how I wanted. I like the gradient of color and the at first I put it in black and white and then layered it with the different colors. I also played with the lighting and sharpness of the picture.

6. Did you enjoy working on this project? I would enjoy this art project more if we had the choice to use a self portrait or something we felt represented us.

7. What do you think of your final artwork? I actually really liked the final outcome and I am def going to use the digital program with other pictures since its so uncomfortable for me to take pictures.