I started making these portraits of my friends recently—they’re based on still images but basically rotoscoped to look like they’re moving. Somewhere between Vine portraits and blind contour, these wiggly-weird mugs capture more life and movement than just a still photo. The shading and lightening is based on a technique from my early drawing classes, where you start with a middle ground (usually a piece of paper colored gray with charcoal) and lighten and darken in places to pull a subject forward.
Ryan
Darcy
Richard
Karolyn
Alyssa
Cristina
