Modigliani and Modeling Paste

Modigliani, an artist know for his elongated and elegant portraits with a twist or distortion to the neck and body.  Traits also include hollow eyes, long noses, small mouths.... With all of this Modigliani inspiration, how are we going to make our portraits look like us?
Think about the little things that make us who we are:
Hair: length and type
Piercings: face and ears
Accessories: necklaces and apparel

Modeling Paste is going to make the background have some texture.
We will be creating stencils for our patterned background or design.  It doesn't need to be a pattern, but give it some variety: size, shape, detail
Xacto knives with be used to cut your stencils: Safety First.
 An example from online....

this is done with plastic, we are using paper