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Calligram

The goal of this project was to recreate a photo of myself using words to fill in the space. I began by drawing tentative lines over the photo representing the sizes and shaped I wanted to use. Then, I typed a few words at a time and then manipulated each letter individually to fit better and leave less holes in the image. I constantly zoomed in and out to make sure I was making the letters an appropriate size. This process was very time consuming, especially the lips and eyes. While I am satisfied with the face and shirt, I feel like with more time I could have paid more attention to the hair and made it look less flat. I chose the background color based on the background color of the original photo because I felt like it fit well.

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