Concept:
- As someone with limited coding experience, a highly simplified self portrait was the best choice for me to familiarize myself with the fundamentals of p5.js. I decided on utilizing blocks of color to illustrate my face in an artistic style reminiscent of the Animal Crossing games.
Highlights:
- I am proud of myself for managing to use two colored arcs to depict my middle-part bangs, which I had a little trouble coding as I was initially confused about how to flip the arc on the right horizontally.
//bangs
fill('#310707');
arc(70, 120, 260, 120, 0, HALF_PI);
arc(330,120, 260, 120, HALF_PI, PI);
Sketch:
Ideas for future improvements:
- While my portrait for this assignment effectively communicates the image of a face, it is a very simplified one that barely represents my likeness. If I were to make another portrait, I would like to experiment with layering more complex shapes with varying levels of opacity as a means of shading and coloring as you normally would while drawing on paper.
- I would also add more elements — be it a moving cloud, a flying bird or an abstract flurry of colors — to the backdrop to create a livelier composition.
