Metamorphosis of my Metamorphosis project...

I began with graphite sketches onto cut pieces of plywood, then decided rather than carving IN the face, I would paint the skin with white acrylic paint.  I played around with ways of arranging my panels, until ultimately deciding that vertical is the way to go.  I wanted to then take advantage of the grain of the wood, so I used my dremmel tool to carve away the negative space around the heads.  I really liked the results of this because the plywood consisted of three shallow layers with woodgrains perpendicular to each other.  When I carved into the wood, the woodgrain shifted, really making the figures stand out.