The project was to start from a picture, a self-portrait, and put it in a context, bring it to life in a creative manner. Those students are in Comic Book making and editing section of my school, Saint-Luc in Brussels

Please see the tutorial here: http://www.serge-paulus.be/cours/BD_Creer_un_portrait_en_Illustrator_avec_la_vectorisation_dynamique__CS6_et_ulterieures_.html