Portrait

Ideas:

1. Me holding model crows or puppets/dolls PHOTOGRAPH (would be too detailed and wouldn't show well on such a small icon, needs to be simpler)

A PUPPET of me as a witch - doing what? Just smiling? Waving a wand? Holding up a smaller doll?

Sketches:

Development:

Who am I? Self Portrait task: Sculpted a clay head to demonstrate my passion for making and my ambitions to move forward as a model maker.

Used Newplast plasticine to sculpt the hair and clothes (I would usually use wool and fabric), need to look at what is used PROFESSIONALLY in the industry and become FAMILIAR with these INDUSTRY STANDARD MATERIALS/PROCESSES.

Character - exploring my creative persona as a witch, a creative person who sees art as magic and loves a spooky vibe (spurred by my research project on Edgar Allan Poe in Level 5 and continued with my investigation of primal magic and ritual in COP3)

The final icon. A classic portrait framing - centred, close up shot, face-on, selfie-style. I'm happy with the image as it clearly communicates the idea that I am a witch but I do think it is a bit boring and bland. Maybe the colours aren't right? Blacks could be darker/colours could pop more? Pinker hair?

Is it boring that I'm just looking at the camera? Much more expression than my other dolls have (simple dot eyes) and I do like the surprised/nervous half smile as it says a lot about my personality.

This image uses the space of the frame much better than the side profile and it does fit well as an Instagram profile photo. Clients would be able to tell who I am and get an idea of what I do if they see this rather than a photo of my actual face.