Laurelis Marrero

Silhouette Self Portrait

The assignment was to create a self-portrait and make it into a silhouette by using Adobe Illustrator.  To complete this project I first had the teacher take a full body picture of me. I then uploaded the picture to my computer and began my project. We were required to have different designs with in the whole picture and to add a phrase or something that was related to us in it. 

To crop my image, first I had to upload it into Adobe Illustrator. Next I began to crop my image by using the pen tool. I went all around the area that I wanted to use. After having the parts that I needed I copied the silhouette and added some shapes and text to it. I decided to use the quote “Well behaved women rarely make history” in one of my silhouettes because in the picture it looks like I am acting up. In the second one I decided to use the lyrics “No there is nothing that can stop us, nothing can ever come between us. So come and dance with me Jai Ho!” because I love this song and it kind of looks like I am dancing in the picture too.

The way which I cropped my piece does create an interesting composition. I believe this because for it to be my first time doing it, the cropping came out pretty well. The font and the style of the text does fit my quote well because it’s kind of like a wild style but also is clear to see. My background enhances my piece because it makes the silhouette stand out more than I thought it would.

I feel like I did a very good job on this piece. It was my first time doing something like this and it looks pretty good. Even though I did have some trouble at first, I did pull through it and got it done. What I like most about it was the pose that I did. It’s sort of like an I don’t care pose. I like to be like that and it represents me well. I learned how to use the pen tool while doing this project. I learned that you have to have patience while doing the design because if you don’t you will have a hard time.