Self-Portrait Calligram

After learning how to use the text tool, the place tool, as well as reapplying the pen tool in Adobe Illustrator, we gained the knowledge needed in order to create our very own calligrams. First we wrote a letter to ourselves 20 years from now. Then using a self-portrait, we traced the outline of the picture to highlight the important features of our face and used the text tools we learned to implement words/sentences from the letter to create an image. The original letter, picture, and final calligram are below!