Political Step-by-Step - The Trump Card

Inspired by the media accounts of the fair-haired-Cheeto-headed candidate, we felt obliged to turn our industrial food skills to the art of portraiture...

He is a lover of diner fare and fast food grub, of overcooked steaks (“It would rock on the plate, it was so well done,” his longtime butler once observed) and the bland nourishment of Americana. He prefers burgers and meatloaf, Caesar salads and spaghetti, See’s Candies and Diet Coke. And he shuns tea, coffee and alcohol.   - New York Times

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Donald Trump says he likes fast food because "at least you know what they are putting in it."Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, made the comment Wednesday [September 14, 2016] during a taping of "The Dr. Oz Show," where he discussed the results of a recent physical examination.   - The Hill

Step 1 - Quality Materials

Step 2 - Quick Sketch

Step 3 - Preparatory Drawing

Step 4 - Studio Lighting and Final Portrait

What this candidate is made of

Flour Tortillas: Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine
Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Shortning (Soybean Oil and Hydrogenated
Soybean Oil), Contains 2% or less of Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum
Sulfate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate), Dough Conditioners(mono- and Diglycerides,
Calcium Sulfate, Enzymes, L-Cysteine Monohydrochloride), Vital Wheat Gluten, Sodium
Propionate (Perservative), Fumaric Acid, Salt, Potassium Sorbate (Preservative),
Cornstarch, Soy Flour, Cellulose Gum, Wheat Starch, Canola Oil, Xanthan Gum
Microcrystaliline Cellulose.
Pik-Nik Original Shoestring Potatoes: Fresh Potatoes, Pure Vegetable Oil (Contains
one or more of the following: Palm Olein Oil, Safflower Oil), Sea Salt. No Preservatives.
Pringles: Dried Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following: Corn Oil,
Cottonseed Oil, Soybean Oil, and/or Sunflower oOil), Degerminated Yellow Corn Flour,
Cornstarch, Rice Flour, Maltodextrin, Mono, and Diglyerides, contains 2% or less of Salt,
Wheat Dextrose. Contains Wheat Ingredients.
Hostess Donettes (powdered): Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Iron
(Ferrous Sulfate), Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Palm Oil, Water, Dextrose,
Sugar, Modified Corn Starch, Soybean Oil, contains 2% or less of each of the following:
Nonfat Milk, Defatted Soy Flour, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Baking Soda, Sodium
Aluminum Phosphate, Egg Yolks, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and/or Cottonseed Oil,
Artificial Color, Sorbic Acid and Sodium Propionate and Potassium Sorbate (to retain
freshness), Mono and Diglycerides, Dextrin, Soy Sechithin, Guar Gum, Cellulose Gum,
Karaya Gum, Annato and Turmeric (color), Wheat Flour, Enzymes, Glicerin, Citric Acid,
Natamycin, contains Wheat, Soy, Milk, Egg.
Baken-Ets Chicarrones Hot ‘N Spicy Fried Pork Skins: Fried Pork Skins, Salt,
Maltodextrin (Made from Corn), Monosodium Glutamate, Spices, Torula Yeast, Dextrose,
Onion Powder, Paprika, Natural Flavors, Garlic Powder, Artificial Color (Red 40 Lake,
Yellow 6 Lake, Blue 1 Lake), and Paprika Extract.
CHEETOS brand Puffs Double Cheddar Flavored Snacks: Enriched Corn Meal 
(Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil
(Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower), Double Cheddar Seasoning (Cheddar Cheese [Milk,
Cheese Cultures, Salt Enzymes], Whey, Canola Oil, Maltodextrin [Made from Corn], Salt,
Monosodium Glutamate, Artificial Color [Yellow 6], Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Artificial
Flavor), and Salt. Contains Milk Ingredients.
CHEETOS brand Grid-Shaped Nacho Cheese Flavored Snacks: Enriched Corn Meal
(Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid),
Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), Nacho Cheese Seasoning
(Maltodextrin [made from corn], Salt, Whey, Canola Oil, Monosodium Glutamate,
Buttermilk, Romano Cheese [cow’s milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], Cheddar
Cheese [milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes] Onion Powder, Natural and Artificial
Flavors, Dextrose, Artificial Color [red 40 lake yellow 6, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5] Tomato
Powder Spices, Sodium Caseinate, Lactose, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Sugar, Garlic
Powder, Red and Green Bell Pepper Powder, and Skim Milk. Contains Milk Ingredients.
CHEETOS brand Mini Puffs Parmesan Flavored Snacks: Enriched Corn Meal (Corn
Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil
(Corn, Canola, and/or Sunflower Oil), Parmesan Seasoning (Whey, Parmesan Cheese
[Part-Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Salt, Maltodextrin [Made From Corn],
Skim Milk, Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Flavors, Sunflower Oil, Cheddar Cheese
[Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Yeast Extract, Blue Cheese [Milk, Cheese
Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Onion Powder, Citric Acid, Lactose, Lactic Acid, Spice,
Buttermilk, Artificial Color [Yellow 5 Lake] and Garlic Powder). Contains Milk Ingredients.
Australian Style Gourmet Black Licorice: Cane Syrup, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat
Flour, Niacin, Iron, THiamin, Riboflavin and Folic Acid), Cane Molasses, Water, Corn
Syrup, Sugar, Food Starch Modified (Corn), Licorice Extract, Palm Oil, Caramel Color,
Glycerin, Soy Mono, and Digyceride, Potassium Sorbate Preservative, Anise Extract,
Salt. Contains Wheat and Soy Ingredients.
Chester’s Puffcorn Butter: Enriched Corn Meal (Corn Meal, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin,
Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, and Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil (Corn, Canola and/or
Sunflower Oil), Cheese Seasoning (Whey, Cheddar Cheese [Milk Cheese Cultures, Salt,
Enzymes}, Canola Oil, Maltodextrin [Made from Corn] Salt, Whey Protein Concentrate,
Monosodium Glutamate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Lactic Acid, Citric Acid, Artificial
Color [Yellow6] and Salt.

A Political Intervention by Barbara Ciurej & Lindsay Lochman