Stipple portrait

Twiggy

You know the saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover?” The same rule can be changed into “Don’t judge a person by its ink.” Getting some body art inked is probably one of the best ways for self-expression—be it a drawing in remembrance of your past beliefs, shenanigans or a minimal tattoo filled with deep meanings. No tattoo design is meaningless or ugly because there’s always something bigger behind it. At least to the person who chose the unique tattoo, that is.

Frankenstein stippled portrait

Stipple technique portraits with a micron pen on old browned paper by Jasper Smith. Below you can see 6 selected portraits created by Jasper Smith, a

Little ink dots that transform into features and complex portraits. Artist and illustrator Manuela Tertrin uses a drawing technique called stippling or pointillism, to bring to life the likenesses of the celebrities on this page. Most are film stars and artists, that found the peak of their fame years ago. I am sure that even if you don't recognise the face, you have probably heard of their name. To illustrate this technique in a little more detail, I have added a WIP to the Steve McQueen…

My tribute to mister Marley

Digication ePortfolio :: Melissa Walker, Retired Art Educator by Melissa Walker at NAEA. Stippled Portrait Objectives: Students will be able to choose a photograph, preferably their own, for reference with a strong composition and value contrast Students will be able to create a wide range of values Students will learn to use technique of stippling Students will use the technique of cropping

Stipple technique portrait by Jasper Smith with a micron pen.

In my free time, I develop algorithms that turn images into drawings. I say drawings because the results are always made with a single line or collection of lines of constant width that can also be drawn with a pen by a plotter. So in a way I try to follow great computational artist like Georg Nees and Frieder Nake that started to create artworks with plotters.