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Above is my final narrative self portrait in which I wanted to convey the drastically different thoughts I can have about myself day-to-day and how it ages me as a person. In my eyes you can see the harsh words I think about myself in the right eye and the kinder words I do in the left. These two warring perceptions of my own self image is all consuming sometimes and it has worn me down for years. I depicted myself as an old woman in this by making the wrinkle lines harsher and my lips thinner. I did this because the toll it takes on me is never visible to others, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t consume my mind.
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Above is my Jekyl and Hyde Self Portrait in which you can see the two sides of myself that are most apparent. I have a serious and professional side that I keep as my face to the outside world. The face on the right is how I feel sometimes but usually never show it.