Design Principles Project 1: Self-Potrait
27.9.2021 - 11.10.2021 (Week 6- Week 8)
Sasilvia Cheong Pei Hoong / 0345031 / Bachelors of Design in Creative Media
Design Principles
Project 1: Self-Potrait
Lecture 6
Self-Portrait
Ms. Jinchi started off by explaining how we see ourselves or how others see us, physical traits and personality, our experiences in life,
interests, and our thoughts. She also mentioned that creating a mind map can
help discover ourselves.
What's a self-portrait?
- A visual depiction of the self
- How you see yourself, how you feel and how you want to be seen by others
- Does not have to be a realistic image of yourself, just an exercise
in self-exploration
TASKS
INSTRUCTIONS
Visual Research
Fig. 1.1 Mind map of what I like
First off I started out with creating a mind map and listing out things
that I like so that I can combine elements of those things in my
self-portrait. After that, I went on Pinterest to look at a few artworks
to get inspired by.
Fig. 1.2 Perspective drawing
I wanted to try out perspective drawing, it is interesting to bring a
character to live and create more impact to it by adding perspective to
a drawing. This drawing was definitely eye-catching to me where they
used two point perspective on the background and a fish-eye view effect
on the character. The contrast colours on the character makes the
artwork more unique too.
Fig. 1.3 Realistic details
I have always been fond of Junji Ito's work where he makes things looks so
realistic and detailed. I love how he uses the brush strokes to create
patterns and lines to give a eerie and scary vibe to it.
Fig. 1.4 Odd elements
Japanese artworks always been an inspiration to me where they are able
to add odd elements like in this artwork, they added floating eyes with
fire looking bodies which looks like spirits floating around.
Fig. 1.5 Another self
I wanted to create a drawing with a symbol of "another self" being in
it and this artwork perfectly describes what path I am going for.
Fig. 1.6 My artwork from Foundation
I created this watercolour and ink pen artwork during my
Foundation course and I wanted to incorporate the blood
flowing down from the fingertips into my drawing too.
Idea Exploration
Fig. 2.1 First sketch
My first idea was actually to have me looking up at the sky.
But the idea did not work out so I moved onto the next sketch
instead.
Fig. 2.2 Second sketch
I was super satisfied with how this sketch turned out and I
went on doing a colour mock-up of it.
Fig. 2.3 & 2.4 Colour and detail mock-up
For the mock-up colouring I decided to test out colour combination
to see if it will look good for the final work. I also added some
details and placed them to areas I want to just in case if it does
not balance out I can still change them easily
Fig. 2.5 & 2.6 Lighting and adding flower mock-up
After that, I added red lighting that comes from the left hand
side for a dramatic effect. I also tried adding pictures
of red spider lily flowers instead of tentacles but I do not
find it that suitable as it makes the whole drawing quite messy
so I went to Fig. 2.5 version instead.
Progress
Fig. 3.1 Line art
After I was satisfied with the mock-up I went on doing a
cleaner line art for the drawing and redraw some parts like
the person in the mirror, eyes and lines on the ceiling and
hair.
Fig. 3.2 & 3.3 Base colours and shadows
For fig. 3.2 I started off by colouring the base colours
which will make it easier for me to add in shadows and
details later on. In fig 3.3 is after I added shadows and
facial details like eye bags and lip colour.
Fig. 3.4 & 3.5 Texture and details
After I am done applying shadows, I added texture to the
tentacles and wall to create a more realistic effect ,added
blush to the cheeks and coloured light blue and lowered down
the opacity for the mirror so that the "me" in the mirror
will actually look like I am trapped in it. In fig 3.5
lighting was added, the light is coming from the left side
of the drawing, blood was also added throughout the body of
the main subject.
Fig. 3.6 Blood and final touches
I then drew blood that was leaking out from the cuts on her
fingers on different layers and darken the middle finger and
pinky one to make it look like it is actually further away
from each other. I also made some final touches where I erased
some line art that was interrupting some parts of the drawing
and adjust some colours to make it look better.
Fig. 3.7-3.9 Blending mode
Last but not least, I wanted create this darker layer which
will make the red light and eyes stand out more so I placed
a vivid light blending mode to the drawing fig. 3.7 is at
20% opacity, fig.3.8 is at 30% and fig.3.9 is at 60%. I
decided to pick fig. 3.7 for my final outcome since it
actually brings out everything in the drawing.
Fig. 3.10 Procreate
All of my drawing was done on Procreate as I find it super
useful and it provides me with varies kind of tools and
brushes to create the art that I want. I only started doing
digital art two years ago fully self taught where I
struggled sometimes to figure out how the tools work and
using Procreate definitely helped my digital art skills
grow.
FINAL OUTCOME
Fig. 4.1 Final Self-Portrait JPEG
"Haywire"
Don't you ever wonder what is going on in someone's mind?
Well for mine there is this space inside my mind like there is
another "me" inside of it. The inner me who is holding in all
the unwanted emotions that I do not want anyone to see, from
being clumsy and breaking things, crying without reasons or
getting mad easily because I was having a rough day. I started
keeping all my real feelings in since nobody really likes them
and just called me careless and dramatic because of it.
There is two me in this, the inner me who is bleeding through
my fingers trying to let go of my emotions where the
blood are all my emotions flowing out. Then there is outer me
which is the me who is presented to others, is stuck in
the mirror and screaming and yelling to tell the inner me to
stop pouring the emotions out. If you look closely the inner
me has really dark eye bags since I have insomnia, where I
usually take up to 1-3 hours to fall asleep. The mirror acts
as a barricade where I locked up all my emotions, the eyes
that are above the ceiling are from the eyes of other people
judging me. The tentacles are actually connected to the
ceiling and are the people who are making it hard for me to
keep my emotions in and trying to ruin the barricade which is
the mirror. The other two mirrors beside the one the outer me
is stuck in are mirrors of the unknown, like where does it
leads? Do the mirrors end there? Are these my real
emotions?
Elements
Fig. 4.2 Inner me
The inner me who is trying to let my emotions out.
Fig. 4.3 Eye bags
Eye bags under inner me eye because I have insomnia and
struggle to sleep where it can take me up to 1-3 hour to
fall asleep
Fig. 4.4 Finger with cuts and blood flowing out
The fingers of the inner me has been cut and is
bleeding out with a lot of blood where the bloods are
my emotions flowing out.
Fig. 4.5 Outer me
The outer me who is keeping all the emotions hidden
away and only present the better side of me to the
others.
Fig. 4.6 Eyes on ceiling
Eyes on the ceiling which represents eye of the
people who judges me when I let my emotions
out.
Fig. 4.7 Mirror and tentacles
The tentacles are connected to the ceiling
where it is the people who are making it hard
for me to keep my emotions in and trying to
destroy the barricade which is the mirror
where I use it to lock away my emotions.
Fig. 4.8 Two other mirrors
Just unknown mirrors that shows that this
might not just end here there is probably
something else over there.
Design Principles
- Emphasis: The blood flowing out from the fingers cuts
- Balance: Everything is evenly balanced and is not too crowded
- Contrast: Red and monochrome colours
- Repetition: Eyes and lines on the ceiling, strands of hair, fishnet shirt and checkered tiles
- Movement: The lines on the ceiling and the blood flowing out from the fingers cuts
- Harmony and Unity: All the elements comes together
- White Space: Negative space on the corner left
Fig. 4.9 Final Outcome PDF
FEEDBACK
Week 7
Mr. Charles suggested me to add more details onto the hand as it was the
main focus of the drawing, he said to add like a scratch mark from where
the blood is bleeding out so that the blood does not look like it just
came out of nowhere. I also mentioned that I wanted to add some red spider
lily flowers into my drawing, and he said that I can try copy and pasting
images of the flowers from the internet.
REFLECTION
I really love creating characters so this project was super fun for me to
carry out. I tried out different brushes that I don't normally use to give
it a more rustic and avant-garde look. This project has made me let go
some of my uneasy thoughts and feelings which makes myself let loose a
little. Overall, I really enjoyed this project where I am comfortable to
show my true self.
REFERENCES
Fig. 1.2 Perspective drawing
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/858780222700084163/
Fig. 1.3 Realistic details
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e/81/8d/0e818dfc3517497a1b9ee0c2b13cd8a0.jpg
Fig. 1.4 Odd elements
https://www.behance.net/gallery/69194177/Dead-Secret-Kedit-Kotaro-Chiba-2018
Fig. 1.5 Another self
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/858780222700084156/
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