Type Portraits

When approaching the Type Portrait assignment, I wanted to do something that I felt was popular, a little rebellious, and edgy. Whenever I view a type portrait, I automatically get a "wild side" type of vibe, no matter what the subject is. When I was younger and began playing guitar, a major influence was Saul Hudson, better known as Slash from the group Guns and Roses. I was a fan of the the original line up, and when I was doing the project, incorporated lyrics from mostly the first album, "Appetite for Destruction", as well as some later albums and quotes taken from interviews. To me, the first album is the trademark image for the band. The album is raunchy, and rebellious, and does depict the pitfalls of the stereotypical rock and roll life style. I felt that the subject was perfect for a type portrait because of the shock value that would come to the audience, and that the subject would be known among older and current generations. In no way did I want to promote the destructive behaviors represented by the early group, but again felt that the brashness of the subject was well suited for a type portrait (The man should be counting his blessings for still being alive). I really like the shape portrait a lot. I used numeric 8 characters repeatedly to create Slash's trademark hair. I was happy how I was able to create the "yeah whatever" look in the face in both value and shape portraits. By far, the value portrait is the one I sweated the most. I thought it came out horrible and was going to get shot down the most. After reviewing some honest critiquing, it turned out that the value portrait was pretty successful and well-liked, which was totally unexpected by me.