Tracing the Face

To trace my face I run my index finger of one hand up the bridge of my nose, over my eyebrows, around my eyes, down the bridge of my nose, around my nostrils, down my cupids bow and around my lips, down my chin, across the jaw bone, around one ear, following the hairline, around the other ear, and back down the jaw to to the chin. I do this on one movement without removing my finger from my face, while using my other hand to mimic the movements onto a piece of paper.

The outcome of a traced face is picasso/cubism-esk. It is very similar to how I see other people due to face blindness.

By layering multiple traces on top of each other produced a drawing that felt child-like.

Note: If I did individual traces (without layering multiple on top of each other), what would they look like if I brought in more realistic aspects? For example, the form/structure of the trace, with realistic eyes, nose, mouth...