My intentions for this were so different. 20 credit hours during the same semester as the project, the thesis, and the portfolio show is... not conducive to anything getting the attention it deserves.
The Elephant's Child, by Rudyard Kipling. Read the story sometime. It's a bit long but it's a great story.
From my Into to Illustration class, 2 years ago. Assignment was to do a self-portrait in the style of another illustrator (I chose Chris Van Allsburg). Executed in ink (pen and wash) on watercolor paper.