Self-Portrait

Giuseppe Arcimboldo. Self-Portrait. c.1575. Blue pen-and-wash drawing. Narodni Gallery, Prague, Chechia.. 

 http://www.abcgallery.com/A/arcimboldo/arcimboldo17.JPG

Henri Matisse. Self-Portrait in a Striped T-Shirt. 1906. Oil on canvas. Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.

 http://www.join2day.net/abc/M/matisse/matisse31.JPG

Nathan Altman. Self-Portrait. 1926. Lead pencil on paper. 44.6 x 35.9 cm. The Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia.

 http://www.abcgallery.com/A/altman/altman6.JPG

1. Why did you select the inspiration pieces?
 I liked the different and unique styles of each piece.

2. Why did you select the media to create your self-portrait?
Color pencils. I enjoy working with color pencils. 

3. What challenges did you face in creating your self-portrait and how did you overcome them?
Finding a picture of myself that I liked enough to work off of. 

4. How does this piece represent you?
It is in my own unique style. 

5. What elements and principles of art did you apply in this work?
I used color. The photo is terrible but there are a lot of different shades and tones to the image. there are subtle purples and blues where they wouldn't be expected. 

6. Did you enjoy working on this project?

I always enjoy working with color pencils. 

7. What do you think of your final artwork?

It looks a lot better in person that it does in this photo. I lost my digital camera so I can not get a better image of it. I really think it came out great and would proudly show it off to other people.