Self Portrait, Take Two

For my drawing class this spring semester, one of my assignments was to do a self portrait. 

I thought I had finished it but I wasn't exactly happy with it so my art teacher pushed me to do something I had never done before: trash it and start again. 

What I decided to do ended up being tedious and being one of the biggest projects I have done. So, here are the steps I took to get there. 

Once the adhesive on the magnets dries, I will put up photos of the finished work.

Here was the finished product the first time around. I liked how my face looked and the style I did it in. I also still liked having my favorite doodles from 2009-present incorporated. I did not like that they were all different colors and papers and the colored paper seemed to cheapen the overall effect.

I took all the pieces apart. I then took each doodle and traced over them all so they would all be on the same paper and in the same ink.

I cut out my self portrait, pasted it to foam core, and cut it out with an exacto knife.

I cut out each individual doodle in a circle, pasted them onto foam core, and then cut them out with an exacto knife.

Then I sanded down the edges of the cut out drawings so they all would have a nice, finished edge.

Sanded vs. un-sanded.

I bought magnets to adhere to the back of each doodle-circle and my face. The magnets had a black residue so I cleaned them, dried them, and wiped off any remaining black gunk.

I went to NoCo Sheet Metal to obtain a piece of metal in the size and color I needed. I had them cut it out and hem the edges.

I adhered the hangers with E600. I will attach wire once the glue dries in 72 hours. I made it so I can hang it horizontal or vertical since the pieces will magnetize to the front and be able to be moved around.

I put all of the drawn pieces upside down on the back of the metal since I knew it was clean.

I put the glue directly onto the magnets and stuck one onto the back of each piece.

Magnets are drying...for 72 hours. Should have read the dry time before I laid it all out on the kitchen table.... Good thing my family supports me and doesn't mind sacrificing some for my art. 

Check back in a couple days for the finished product!