Some of us are fairly aware how drugs can alter our perception of the world. Artist Bryan Lewis Saunders took this to the extreme in an experiment where he ingested a different drug every day and then drew a picture of himself.

Since 1995 Saunders has been drawing daily self-portraits but it wasn’t until 2001 when he introduced drugs into his system and his art. He believes the 45-day experiment may have caused some slight brain damage and that the drugs made him look really ugly. From the colourful childish influences of marijuana to the calming effects of Ambien to monstrous world of bath salts, have a look at how the different chemicals in the drugs altered Saunders’ perception of self.

Ambien

Bath Salts

Cocaine

1 “Bump” of Crystalmeth

Hash

G13 Marijuana

Morphine IV (doseage unknown)

Nitrous Oxide

PCP

4mg Risperdol

See more of Saunders’ drug-induced self-portraits on his website.

[via Sagamer]