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Hey. I'm new on here.
Actually I've registered to improve because I think that the constructiveness of critics/comments is much better here than elsewhere on the web.(:
So. Here are my self portraits. :D Starting with 2006.

photoshop. drawn from photo I think though I'm not sure. :-s

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winter 2006. watercolours, mirror.

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early 2007, mixed media - don't really know any more what exactly.

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early 2007, was too big for scanner, watercolours and some anger, huh. mirror. :D

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summer 2007, watercolours, mirror.

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winter 2007, blue writing pen and watercolours, mirror

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end of 2007/beginning of 2008 (?), painted from photo, watercolours and some sticked-on-text.

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beginning of 2008, coloured pencils, acrylic paint and some strange rub-on letters, mirror.

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hihi. that's a lino cut (no it's not the print. the print came out ugly.) :D that was in my first year of 'art school' (though that one wasn't really an art school. It was more hilarious then anything art...), it was a task. I think it counts as self portrait, those are my hands, drawn and cut with my hand from my hands :D
early 2008

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early summer 2008. drawn in the bus from the bus-window. coloured pencils.

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some pages of my diary from summer 2008. drawn from mirror and a photo, coloured pencil.

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fall 2008, reflection in the train, biro.

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spring 2009, biro, reflection in the bus and a birdie-sticker

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summer 2009, reflection in the tramp, biro.

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fall 2009, graphite, mirror.

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fall 2009, biro, mirror, oh so indie xD.

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fall 2009, reflection from an escalator, pencils. really quick sketch, but hey - it's a self portrait.

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early 2010 I think - though I'm not sure, again - mirror, biro. another diary-thing.

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early 2010, mirror, coloured pencils and lots of anger, again.

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june 2010, coloured pencil, mirror.

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july 2010, mirror, oils. me, gone terribly wrong. :D I made this one night at 3:30 a.m.,feeling like I needed to PAINT. Well. I'm not sure whether it's the left eye or the nose that left it's destination but I think it's most likely the nose.
Anyway my other oils-self portrait (which I made for school back in february) is right now rotting in a corner at my mothers' house, waiting to be put on a wall..which will luckily never happen I think, though my mum likes it a lot more then this one. She screamed when she saw it. xD)

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I like these a lot. I'd be interested to see a long study of yourself. Keep it up =)

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thank you! (:
What exactly do you mean by long study?

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Sure.
well, I'm guessing most of these were done in one sitting? I would set aside some time each day for a week, and work on one self-portrait for a longer period of time that you have in the past. Really find your weak points artistically, and make corrections. Get a really worked drawing/painting of yourself that was done from life. Would be great to see what the outcome of that would be. Don't be afraid to go back and erase, fix mistakes, or change a viewpoint. Sometimes those marks are what gives the drawing or painting the life it needs to really show yourself. Giving the artwork it's own history of mistakes and corrections and learning opens a window to the artists history.
at any rate, keep up the good work. =)