Watching the Director-General of Health front up at the Government's daily Covid-19 updates inspired Manawatū Ucol bachelor of creative media student Abby Koolaard to make him the 'face' of her class project.
Koolaard designed a digital 3D caricature of Dr Ashley Bloomfield for an assignment while studying at home during alert level 3.
The assignment gave students the freedom to explore a creative avenue they were interested in and create a piece of art in a medium of their choice.
"I'd been getting into caricature art and I wanted to do something different rather than creating another sketch.
"So I decided to challenge myself and develop my skills as a 3D artist," says Koolaard.