Self Portrait, 2009
During a particularly serious period in my history, I wanted to create a self portrait that mimicked the tone and mood of my personal life, for use in my online social media. I couldn't justify putting a smiling face pic on my Facebook profile, so I set out to create one that was reflected me at the time.
Created entirely on the computer, this was drawn directly in Painter using a Wacom tablet, then colored and finally cropped in Photoshop.
Created entirely on the computer, this was drawn directly in Painter using a Wacom tablet, then colored and finally cropped in Photoshop.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/19dfa505ab8d0a8f3c2449e5d8cd45f7/82146f692c99c78eb28c2883_rw_1200.jpg?h=b7be19dc658cfe1bd2ccc8c99ee823b5)
Final, cropped version
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/19dfa505ab8d0a8f3c2449e5d8cd45f7/ccf15b1c42f3523e7a925cdb_rw_1200.jpg?h=39c34a77bf781791c5a9130f5418d67d)
Initial 'pencils' done in Painter Essentials
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/19dfa505ab8d0a8f3c2449e5d8cd45f7/fd660864ce3832d9bcb55d8c_rw_1200.jpg?h=d7e7f3d92d4c78a27e15e569a15e8e00)
Color mapping and adjustments in Photoshop
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/19dfa505ab8d0a8f3c2449e5d8cd45f7/4d220b27829497b1c4ae7370_rw_600.jpg?h=ad97ebe08075ccfec5026bcc48fa8496)
Closeup of facial color explorations
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/19dfa505ab8d0a8f3c2449e5d8cd45f7/d8b1151667cb4a5f0f77bdb1_rw_1200.jpg?h=3ba42cba6178dc3e4e68e04c45f66dff)
Full figure, fully colored in Photoshop, prior to cropping.