FACE CREATIVE PROCESS

PART 1: MAPPING AND CREATING THE FACE

the face was definitely one of the most technical (and tedious) aspects of the project. first, i printed the desired image to the size i wanted (three sheets of paper by three sheets of paper). then, using tracing paper, i traced the general outline of the image, adding my own 'blobs' of shading and highlights, as well as other small details. after labelling these with their various shade, i used thick painting paper to create stencils of each section and then used the stencils to trace my fabric pieces. during this process, i used a double sided adhesive interface, which allowed me to temporarily bind pieces of fabric together without using pins. however, since this 'glue' was temporary, after creating the full image i had to go back through and sew everything down using the sewing machine.

TRACING

first, i traced the outline of the reference image, then worked to add various shading/highlighting sections within the image.

TRACING DETAILS

close up shot of the shading and highlighting details that i drew in.

STENCIL

using my image from the tracing paper, i transfered the shapes from the various pieces and cut them out. this served as my stencil for cutting fabrics.

NECK

using the stencils and double-sided adhesive interface, i cut out the various fabric pieces and temporarily binded them together on a white muslin sheet.

HAIR

here is an image of the hair cutout, before i added shading and highlights.

STARTING THE FACE

after creating the neck, i created the base shape for the face and attached the small piece of hair.

FACE WITH DETAILS

using the face background, i added shading and highlights to the face and hair, along with additional facial details.

FACE PROGRESSION

continuing to add more shading and highlights, i added the nose and eyes to my piece.

NOSE AND MOUTH DETAILS

some of the smaller and more intricate details of the nose and mouth.

WHOLE FACE TRIAL

after i was happy with how the face looked, i temporarily put the hair on to see how i liked it.

EYE DETAILS

some of the smaller shading and highlighting for the bridge of the nose and eyes.

FINAL FACE

after adding a couple more hair highlights and finalizing touches, this is the final face piece i came up with.

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