UCD Portfolio

This coming fall semester will hopefully see me accepted into the Design Communications program in Dallas. I will have completed my two years of foundation courses and will spend my last three years of my Bachelor's degree at UCD learning all kinds of cool illustration doo-dads.

It's not an open invitation, though, I have to turn in a portfolio with specific requirements by April 8th to be reviewed and hopefully accepted. The first piece I want to work on is my self-portrait...the topic is "self-portrait with container." This container can be visually defined by us; meaning you can go from drawing yourself holding a cup to drawing your reflection in it, because technically it's still you with a container.

One of my first thoughts was saran wrap. I thought it would be cool to convey my face distorted by the wrap because it's clear and viewers will have to think about what it is that's changing my face, and it might even be portrayed as the paper itself being the "container" and me trying to get out.

The first picture posted is my...favorite? So far I have only had one small shoot to experiment with, and I may or may not shoot more because I feel like these pictures will do the piece justice. I just have to decide on one now.