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To me your childhood defines your identity, for this reason I wanted to incorporate elements that remind me of my childhood in Thailand.

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The two main elements of my work are the background / pattern and the portrait of me as a baby. Because of the pattern is very detailed, I had to find a way to balance the elements so pattern doesn't overpower the portrait. At first I just turned down the opacity of the background, but it just felt just like a portrait "slapped on" a background. For the final work, I deconstructed the pattern to make it look more like a frame.

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(Medium) digital drawing / procreate
(size) 1667x2238px (screen size)
This piece is a digital drawing of a self-portrait. The portrait is of me as a baby, when I lived In Thailand. The frame / background is inspired by Thai patterns that are commonly found in temples or my kind of traditional building. the pattern were inspired by a temple that I went to regularly called : Wat Sothorn. These pattern remind me of my childhood, I consider them as a part of my identity, so I decided to represent that in this work.

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In my opinion, identity is something that is determined by a variety of factors. Your likes, dislikes, personal experiences, cultural background and many others. Although Ukrainian culture and tradition is something that played a significant part in my childhood, it’s something I rarely talk about. So, in this work, I decided to focus more on my culture  and show its beauty through traditional clothes.

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Identity can be a personality or character of an individual. Something that makes everyone unique and different from each other. To show someones identity we look at theirs nationality, way of thinking, and any other factors. In this art work, I decided to show my identity as a Slovak. In this work I am showing two cultures, my Slovak cultures in which I grew up and the American in which I wish to continue after school. The mountains and the beautiful nature, representing Slovakia.

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One of the challenges I had to overcome during the process was the choice of the medium I was going to use. At first, I wanted to draw this portrait with gouache, but when we switched to virtual learning I had to try to find something new since I didn’t have the materials at home. I first decided to do this drawing digitally, but it didn't work because it was too time-consuming and I had to learn a lot of new methods to produce a decent result. Finally, I decided to use watercolour and coloured pencils to the work because those are two of the mediums I am most comfortable with.

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The face and the background were the important parts of my work. The first step was to draw the face and figure out how much space was needed for the left side (mountains) and how much for right side (building). After having the face or at least the outline I would then work with the background. When all the outlines were done slowly I started working on the texture of the face the eyes, nose, mouth, etc.

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(Medium) Watercolour and coloured pencils.

(Size) 31cm x 39cm

(Intention) In this self-portrait, I wanted to show my cultural background through the elements of traditional clothes. The embroidered blouse with traditional motives “вишива́нка” (vyshyvanka) and “вінок” (vinok), the flower wreath, typically worn by girls or young women, are essential elements of the traditional costume. During this project, I also conducted some research to make sure that the elements such as flowers and colours of the ribbons were correct. While drawing the vinok “вінок” (vinok) I also took inspiration from “petrykivka” traditional drawing style shown in the first part of this presentation.

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We all have an Identity, which represents who we are, our life experiences and character. For me, an alter ego and the idealised vision we create of ourselves also forms a part of our Identity. The concept of an alter ego intrigued me, and made me wonder about mine. This project made me realise that the fascination behind one is in its secrecy: it's almost always a second identity that is being hidden from the outside world. Fashion and style play a big role when it comes to an Alter Ego, and I focused on a mix of goth, alternative and punk.

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This work was a very time consuming piece, that required a lot of attention to detail. Before drawing over with a black ink pen, I planned out my drawing with a light pencil sketch. As for the face, creating symmetry was important for me in order to create balance. I took inspiration from Pop art, keeping the lines simple and contrasting with width. I also decided to keep this drawing in black and white to maintain this goth theme. One of the challenges I faced during the process was the background, which consists of thin, increasing irregular circles. This background required a lot of time and effort because of the details. Another challenge for me was the hair: It took me a lot of time to decide on a way I would like to draw the waves because I was looking for a simple and bold way, which would contrast with the detailed background. The way I chose took a lot of ink and my ink pen dried up in the middle of colouring. This was a challenge because I don't have unlimited art resources at home and I had to look for alternatives to make it look equally good with a different ink pen.

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(Medium) Ink pen
(Size) 35 x 30 cm
(Intention) This piece is a representation of my alter ego. This portait represents a part of my Identity, showing a version of myself that is altered to differ from my normal and true original personality. In this version of myself, I remain completely unbothered with other's opinions, and therefore become able to express myself with confidence, with no limitations. My first concern was to how I wanted to represent my alter ego, and in which way I could portray this confident, intimidating version of myself. My main focus was to portray a fashion style that contrasted with the one I currently have, and I picked this mix of goth, punk, and alternative clothing and makeup (For example the fishnets, piercings, spiked necklace and heavy makeup).

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(Medium) Pencil
(Size) 45 x 30 cm
In this self-portrait, I am showing myself, the present me. However the background is kind of representing the past also present and future. In the portrait I am looking sideways, looking into the future. On the left side I drew mountains in the background, representing my country Slovakia. Slovakia is know for its beautiful nature and mountains, especially in my region. Growing in a small town made me experience something more bigger, like life in America. On the right side I drew skyscrapers. I am looking to the right looking ahead of me, into the future dream living in America and experiencing bigger things. On the right side I also added a road leading me to that dream.

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I like this folklor theme. It's Beautiful Alisa! 

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I like this folklor theme. It's Beautiful Alisa! 

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Alisa this is beautiful! Such detail! You're a very talented lady!

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Alisa this is beautiful! Such detail! You're a very talented lady!

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I love the softness of this portrait; it's very calming, though at the same time frank and confident.

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This is so much you, Amelka! Excellent work!

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This is so much you, Amelka! Excellent work!

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It's delicate just like you Bianka! Well done!

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It's delicate just like you Bianka! Well done!

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 Alisa, c'est un merveilleux travail, a la fois delicat, precis et personnel.

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 Alisa, c'est un merveilleux travail, a la fois delicat, precis et personnel.

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Quelle precision et quelle adresse! ce travail est tout a la fois delicat  et emouvant.

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Quelle precision et quelle adresse! ce travail est tout a la fois delicat  et emouvant.

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 Un travail dans lequel on voit tant ta personnalite,  precis et original a la fois .

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 Un travail dans lequel on voit tant ta personnalite,  precis et original a la fois .

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It's you!  I love the expression on your face.

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It's you!  I love the expression on your face.

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This is so detailed and precise. I love the shading in the hair and the ribbons.

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This is so detailed and precise. I love the shading in the hair and the ribbons.

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A scary concept!  The contrast in the drawing - and between you and you alter-ego is impressive.

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A scary concept!  The contrast in the drawing - and between you and you alter-ego is impressive.

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You tell a whole story with this picture. I like how you are looking at your future.

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You tell a whole story with this picture. I like how you are looking at your future.

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The concept and the self-portrait itself are amazing!  I also like the shapes in the background, like dark flowers

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The concept and the self-portrait itself are amazing!  I also like the shapes in the background, like dark flowers

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Great job, Anne-Elise.  I really like this!

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Great job, Anne-Elise.  I really like this!

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What a fantastic picture!  You've done such a nice job, Alisa.

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What a fantastic picture!  You've done such a nice job, Alisa.

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This could be the start of a new graphic novel.  Great job!

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This could be the start of a new graphic novel.  Great job!