Problem Statement: students will utilize sighting and measuring, relationships, and light and shadow as observational drawing tools to develop a proportional likeness of themselves.
Sketchbook Assignment
Directions: Complete a pre-instructional drawing of your face using a pencil and mirror. Make sure you address your face shape, place eyes, nose, mouth, ears and hair, and don't forget your neck and shoulders. Spend at least 20 minutes on this drawing and do not talk - this is a right-brain, observational activity. If you finish before 20 minutes is up, you may add value.
Step-by-Step facial Features
artists' self portraits
Final Self-Portrait Criteria
1. I made interesting negative space(s), zoomed in on my face, or placed my head somewhere other than the center to create an effective composition. 2. I used guidelines to assess the correct proportions of a human face – my eyes are ½ way between the top of head and my chin and my nose and mouth are aligned. 3. I used observational techniques, including sighting and measuring to decide the proper placement, shape, and size of my eyes, nose, mouth, and ears. 4. I used value to create edges so that all of my lines are implied. 5. My use of shadow and highlights make the 3-dimensional forms of my face, such as my nose, lips, chin, cheekbones and brow bones appear to pop out. 6. My hair and/or clothing look natural, blocked out with shapes of value rather than made with individual pieces of hair or schema folds. 7. I built up dark darks with my charcoal and subtracted light lights with my kneaded eraser so my contrast is high. 8. I looked in the mirror to observe and create a portrait that looks just like me. 9. I considered the background space by separating the space between the foreground and background through value and/or contrast. 10. I used my time wisely and persevered to make a high quality artwork that exhibits excellent craftsmanship.
Artists: Mary Borgman, Casey Baug, Louis Smith, Roger Kelly, Guy Denning, Cindy Procious, Colleen Barry, Valerie Meek, Ran Maoqin