Face Doodles

In yesterday's lecture we were introduced to a designer and artist named Jean-Luc Moerman who has taken images of models and icons, and reworked the images using his distinctive style to produces some very interesting images:

I am including these images to show how Moerman's style of penwork and his choice to work it over the skin in these images, results in a tattoo-like finish. There is something very tribal about these, especially the face of Barack Obama where around the nose your could even suggest there has been influence from the traditional Maori tattoos.

Another artist I have been fortunate enough to stumble across is Nina Chakrabati. She is an illustrator, and much like Moerman, a lot of her design work is applied to already existing photos of models. Here are some examples of her work:

The thing I love about Chakrabati's work so much is the wildness of it. It is far less controlled and constrained than that of Moerman's and she has allowed herself to really feel her way around the models face, drawing what comes naturally. I believe the result of this is a much more tribal feel to her images. They appear raw, intriguing and even slightly scary, all the emotions I find myself feeling when looking at the body art of a tribe or culture for the first time.

I have even tried to have a go at this style myself:

Photographs from a hairstyle magazine, re-worked using black fine liner.

References:
http://jean-luc-moerman.be/
http://www.emptykingdom.com/main/featured/jean-luc-moerman/
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=373089156068997&set=a.311682622209651.77315.141035915940990&type=3&theater