The Self Portrait Thread

**Simon Beck** · 21 December 2005, 11:26 AM

Well, it's been a long time since I last did this, and I hate my own appearance anyway, but I've just produced a new self-portrait, traced by hand from a photo. Apart from simplifying it down to a few lines and shapes, the only artistic license I've taken was to make my teeth look better than they really are - no 5mm gap at the top!

Simon Beck
London, UK

**a4hire** · 21 December 2005, 05:08 PM

Some great looking portraits here so far. Very cool. I will get working on one so you all can see how I am looking. Actually I look the same as my avatar but that photo is a year old.

**TimS** · 21 December 2005, 11:39 PM

think that looks somewhat like me.

**joel** · 22 December 2005, 01:31 AM

A recent hike in the woods with my two dogs in the snow...

Joel

**TimS** · 23 December 2005, 07:10 PM

Sorry for the repeat, but friends noticed that my hair is parted on the other side and everyone says I have a round puddgy nose. Also I noticed, too late of course, that Ross wanted name and where we live. Here are my corrections.

**Albacore** · 24 December 2005, 01:58 PM

Hi All,
You will prob. rremember this one back in July when I first posted it, haven't soften up the hair line at the top of the forehead so it still looks like a mask.
One of these days when I have time I will correct it and give my face a bit more age.

**Craig1128** · 25 December 2005, 07:47 AM

There are a lot of great self-portraits on here! Some are simple and effective and some are more complex, but all are unique and creative. (I like the variety!) Well, I'm not to the point of actually sketching a picture, so I cheated and used a photo... but played with it with filters & such on Xara Xtreme and did the text with Xara3D... The pic was taken quite a few years ago (when I actually had a bit more hair... um.. ok, a lot more hair!), but I like to use the picture in a humorous way... I thought it would make a perfect self-portrait, which should reflect a bit of a person's character.