Category: self portraits

  • Well this project isn’t working for me.

    One last self portrait with the text "I guess I got tired of self-portraits. Time to figure out something I actually want to do."

    I just realized that:

    1. I forgot to draw self-portraits for the last few days, and
    2. I didn’t miss drawing them.

    And since literally no one but me ever looks at these, I’m going to go ahead and call this project done.

    What will I do next? Only I will know (because I’m the only one who ever looks at this).

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  • Scratchy

    No reference photo this time, which is probably why I’ve returned to having a Megamind head.

    Another goofy self portrait, with notes about my giant head and search for a Photoshop brush I like.
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  • Double Header

    I forgot to draw a self portrait yesterday – I was too busy watching four mostly terrible movies – so I’m posting two today. I spent hours on these.

    Two very simple sketches of myself. Big heads and tiny stick figure bodies.
    Fun fact: I drew the eyebrows with a custom Photoshop brush I made a while ago but couldn’t figure out a use for.

  • Guided

    I tried two tricks. I used one of them- turning the picture upside down- for the last picture. This time I added an 8×6 grid to give me 48 squares to keep me on track. Much less stretchy. I guess it’s better than tracing.

    Profile self portrait.

    The main thing I learned: I have hairy ears.

    Now I need to figure out how to do it right side up without the grid.

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  • Well, That’s a stretch

    A stretchy self-portrait of a bald guy with glasses (me).

  • Almost but, not quite, entirely unlike me

    Black and white self portrait dated 26/6/18

    It definitely looks like… someone. Not me, but someone.

    I should do that “flip a picture upside down and do it a tiny bit at a time” thing.

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  • Iconic

    Thanks to the magic of Adobe Illustrator layers there are two versions of me today: Bearded and freshly shorn.

    An icon-style self portrait of me with a beard.
    An icon-style self portrait of me without a beard.
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  • Blobby brush

    A very rough color sketch of me wearing sunglasses, a bike helmet, and a colorful bike jersey.

    Hey, look! Things are getting worse!

    I’ve been playing with making custom Photoshop brushes. This was drawn with one of those. I like the way I forgot to color my neck.

    Maybe I should get a “how to draw” book.

  • Self(ie)-indulgent project

    So, I’m a guy who needs a project. I started one at the beginning of the year – The Thursday Morning Movie – but the work to personal satisfaction ratio is poor. I’ll finish the year as planned, but I don’t think it will continue beyond that.

    So, I need a new thing that feels more creative and less job-like. The plan: self-portraits. I’m going to shoot for one a day. I like drawing myself because 1) I’m always around when I need me and 2) I won’t offend anyone if they look like crap.

    And a lot of them are going to look like crap. I have no formal art training, and I haven’t done any regular drawing for at least a decade.

    So with that in mind, please enjoy what I’m calling “Gotta Start Somewhere.”

    A black and white line drawing of my head.

    Tiny head! Anime eyes! Glasses like Brains from Thunderbirds!

    Brains from Thunderbirds. All smart people wear glasses.

    Bonus: If I actually remember to post these when I make them, this blog won’t be comatose! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

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