My concept:
- For this assignment, I made a self-portrait using basic shapes in p5.js. I drew the face, hair, and features with ellipses, rectangles, and arcs, and added a fun starry background to make it playful. The goal was to practice placing shapes with coordinates and layering them correctly, like using red ellipses to add a blush effect and adding the star effect in the background.
Code Highlight:
- A highlight of some code that i’m particularly proud of is probably the eyes. I spent some extra time making sure the pupils, whites, and tiny highlights looked good together. Even though it’s all basic shapes, adding the little white highlights made the eyes feel alive and gave the portrait more personality. I made sure the codes are in the right order so they overlay the way i want them to and I kept it simple like what we learnt in class and what’s available on the reference website. Also, including the categories for each code really helped keep it organized and easier for me to process and edit.
//eyes noStroke(); fill(255); ellipse(170, 170, 25, 16); ellipse(230, 170, 25, 16); //pupils fill(30); ellipse(170, 170, 12, 12); ellipse(230, 170, 12, 12); fill(255); ellipse(170, 168, 4, 4); ellipse(230, 168, 4, 4);
Reflection and ideas for future work or improvements:
- This was my first time making a self-portrait in p5.js, so I definitely struggled a bit with getting the coordinates right and making the shapes look exactly how I imagined. Positioning everything took some time, but it was a good way to practice patience and planning. Next time, I want to experiment with more than just solid shapes; maybe using lines, gradients, or patterns to make the drawings more interesting. I’d also like to learn how to make the sketches interactive, so they respond to the mouse or keyboard, and generally make them look more polished and professional. Overall, it was a fun way to practice layering shapes, arranging them carefully, and thinking about composition, and I feel like I can improve a lot on these ideas in future projects and maybe further my creativity more with the new skills I’ll learn.