I made this illustration in Adobe Photoshop for a project in Digital Arts and Design Foundations (DADF) course I took during my first semester at UTD.

Starting with a brainstorm for various ways I could paint a self-portrait, I eventually settled on a mushroom theme. I picked out a few color schemes before I started. Doing so helped me select the theme.

The following demonstrates the thumbnail sketches and color themes I selected.

For my final project of the class, I animated the illustration using Adobe After Effects.

Click play to watch the animation.