on photoshop i chose the poster edge filter on the photoshop to give it more sharper lines and difinition, i thought this would allow me to produce a more detailed portrait of him and make for a gritty looking portrait to represent the hardship in he's life. 

like a process i have used before (shape and line image to the right) i have developed the process by added more lines to capture more detail. i have also draw the image on a bigger scale so i can use multiply thicknesses of lines which is harder to do on a small scale. i thought this process of intricate line/grain detail adds to the concept of the many pathways/stories of he's life which makes up who he is. a few peers have mentioned to me they think about the grains you get on trees when looking at this illustration, or like the coordinates/shapes you get on a map, i like this saying/idea as a persons life story is like a map.