Title: Self Portrait
Semester/Year: Fall 2023
Software: Photoshop
For my self-portrait I found an image of the Lower East Side because that’s where I’m from. I then masked and used smart filters to add elements that represent me. Such as a stack of books because I like to read, a bucket of yarn because I enjoy crocheting and finally Twilight Sparkle because she’s My Little Pony which is one of my favorite shows.
Image Credits:
“Vector All the Ponies”, By 90Sigma. Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. DeviantArt.com. May 16, 2021. All pony characters and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic are the property of Lauren Faust and/or Hasbro. https://www.deviantart.com/90sigma/art/Vector-All-the-Ponies-SVG-Files-302442314
“Cotton Wool Yarns”, By Brittany Wells. BrownSheep.com. Jan 11, 2017. https://brownsheep.com/knitting-is-for-kids-too-how-knitting-fosters-positive-childhood-development/
“Books, stacked of books”, By Anonymous. “HiClipart is an open community for users to share PNG images, all PNG cliparts in HiClipart are for Non-Commercial Use, no attribution required.” Hiclipart.com. Sep 8, 2018. https://www.hiclipart.com/free-transparent-background-png-clipart-vbxag/download
“New York City- New York City – Lower East – 1997”, By Onasill-Bill Badzo. Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic. Flickr.com. March 18, 2021. https://www.flickr.com/photos/onasill/51050065701/in/photostream/
No changes were made to “New York City- New York City – Lower East – 1997”
Title: Self Portrait (Muppet Miriam)
Semester/Year: Fall 2023
Software: Illustrator
I created a Muppet inspired version of myself using the shape and pen tool. I created a gradient background to have a theme of happy bright colors that I enjoy looking at. I also tried really hard to make it look like she’s happy to make her less scary. I really liked the Muppets as a kid and even still to this day as well as the Sesame Street characters. However I would say that Jim Henson himself inspired my take on this project. I find his work fascinating.
