Geometrical Portrait

**Albacore** · 16 October 2014, 02:54 PM

I keep seeing the use of geometrical shapes to draw portrait of people and animals it seems quite fashionable drawing to do and some of the animal ones have really been effective. Thought I would try it myself using an Octagon shape throughout the drawing with a few edits. Sorry about the washed out colours but I used CMYK as I was going to print this on laserjet. Try it our ourself just using geometrical shapes (quick shapes) using a selfie from your phone and the like in a locked layer below. Trouble is though the face shape is OK but there is no age to the face so it looks nothing like me. Took about 3/4 hours to do so have ago yourself

**gwpriester** · 16 October 2014, 03:03 PM

Love it. New avatar?

**csehz** · 17 October 2014, 07:54 AM

Very interesting one, like it very much

**wizard509** · 17 October 2014, 03:11 PM

I love the idea and what you did. I wonder if I could do as well. I might give it a try but at the moment I am still trying to figure out how to do my current project. Oh well maybe one day I'll come to terms with it.

**Albacore** · 18 October 2014, 10:02 AM

Yes Gary may use it as an icon or as an avatar. Used a favour yesterday and got it printed out in A3+ and used foam board as backing now up in study but it wont stay long as it not that good. It certainly worth 3/4 an hours work as a experiment just sticking to simple shapes.

**gray** · 20 October 2014, 04:37 PM

Very clever, Albacore.

**David Strover** · 14 November 2014, 03:08 PM

This was a very quick go at it - knocked up in just over an hour - me with full winter beard in place!

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**wizard509** · 14 November 2014, 11:27 PM

Sure looks good to me David.

**Albacore** · 15 November 2014, 02:01 PM

Yeh that's a fine beard there David and we both have glasses. Thanks for trying and I think it has worked, nice drawing.

**David Strover** · 15 November 2014, 09:38 PM

Originally Posted by Albacore

Yeh that's a fine beard there David and we both have glasses. Thanks for trying and I think it has worked, nice drawing.

Cheers Albacore,

My glasses, or the style I have now, are new because I broke the last pair, it cost me £243!

I have created a couple of footballer images in the geometric style [not exactly but close enough] for my latest infographic which is going to be about Southampton's 8-0 win over Sunderland.

I present Graziano Pellè and scorer of the own goal of the season, Santiago Vergini - influenced by your original post.

Cheers
David