Self Portrait

We recreated a picture of ourselves for this assignment. I wanted this to look like a painting. I used the brush tool a lot, and played around with the different brush strokes. I also adjusted the opacity of the paint brush. Additionally, I wanted to use realistic colors while recreating myself. I wanted the background to stand out from my being. I really like the blue colors I used. I think the funky background gives it a fun twist.

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