Expressive Self Portraits
How can I represent the intangible about myself in this self-portrait?
Studio outcome: 1 large or series of smaller paintings that creatively shed light on the unseen aspects of who you are.
Guiding Questions:
Video profiles on Portrait painters
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Project Sequence:
Phase 1: Learning about portrait painters/Ideaweb
Phase 2: Self Portrait Photography/Large sketching practice
Phase 3: Experimentation: 2 mini canvas practice and final plan
Phase 4: Final Canvas
Phase 2: Self Portrait Photography/Large sketching practice
Phase 3: Experimentation: 2 mini canvas practice and final plan
Phase 4: Final Canvas
Phase 1: Learning about portrait painters
In partners-choose an artist from the list below and select 1 portrait of theirs to analyze.
Use this link here to COPY this padlet and make your own for the chosen portrait.
Use this link here to COPY this padlet and make your own for the chosen portrait.
Famous portrait painters to investigate, choose 2:
Alice Neel
Andrew Salgado
David Hockney
Lucien Freud
Alex Katz
Chuck Close
Gustave Courbet
Jen Mann
Hung Liu
Michael Shapcott
Tamara de Lempicka
Frida Kahlo
Otto Dix
Danny O'Connor
Francoise Nielly
Howard Tangye
Dumitrescu Mihaesti
Carl White
Max Gasparini
Anna Bocek
Choose 2 artists from this list above, or elsewhere (not DeviantArt), that you would like to investigate (1 page for each artist in your sketchbook).
Keep in mind, you will use 1 of these artists as your influence in terms of colour scheme or painting technique for your mini study coming up in Phase 2.
IdeaWeb-5 unseen aspects of me
Think about cultural roots, layers of history, family, personality, memories etc.
Phase 2: Self Portrait Photography/ Large Sketching practice/Media Testing
1. Self Portrait Photography
You should have 10 photos of yourself that are edited and ready for use. Look at HW assignments for details.
2. Facial Proportions
Use the photos in class of either Taylor Swift and Kobe Bryant to map out the facial proportions. Cut out the face, glue it to paper and map it out using the guides below. This is a warm up to begin to understand how proportions work on a real face.
You should have 10 photos of yourself that are edited and ready for use. Look at HW assignments for details.
2. Facial Proportions
Use the photos in class of either Taylor Swift and Kobe Bryant to map out the facial proportions. Cut out the face, glue it to paper and map it out using the guides below. This is a warm up to begin to understand how proportions work on a real face.
3. Upside down drawing
You will receive a photo of another ART 1 student and will draw this drawing upside down in your sketchbook. Check HW assignments for an example.
You will receive a photo of another ART 1 student and will draw this drawing upside down in your sketchbook. Check HW assignments for an example.
Media Testing
Oil Painting- Monochromatic
Sketching, then painting....
Sketching Steps:
-Write name and class on the BACK of the cardboard!
Use 1 of the A4 black and white photos of your face
Use a cardboard piece that has been primed with gesso
With HB pencil, draw quadrants on BOTH your photo and the cardboard-keep your lines light!
-Begin sketching out each quadrant paying attention to the MAIN LINES- no shading, just a rough outline.
-pay attention to PROPORTIONS.
-Look at your work from a DISTANCE to really see if you captured proportions and ANGLES of your features that match up or are close to the photograph
Oil painting Steps:
You will receive your own brush-put tape on end it and write your initials. This will be kept in your drawer.
Newspaper on table
-paper palette sheet inside paint tray
-monochromatic-so white and black and OPTIONAL: blue OR red to mix in.-TAKE VERY LITTLE PAINT
Sketching, then painting....
Sketching Steps:
-Write name and class on the BACK of the cardboard!
Use 1 of the A4 black and white photos of your face
Use a cardboard piece that has been primed with gesso
With HB pencil, draw quadrants on BOTH your photo and the cardboard-keep your lines light!
-Begin sketching out each quadrant paying attention to the MAIN LINES- no shading, just a rough outline.
-pay attention to PROPORTIONS.
-Look at your work from a DISTANCE to really see if you captured proportions and ANGLES of your features that match up or are close to the photograph
Oil painting Steps:
You will receive your own brush-put tape on end it and write your initials. This will be kept in your drawer.
Newspaper on table
-paper palette sheet inside paint tray
-monochromatic-so white and black and OPTIONAL: blue OR red to mix in.-TAKE VERY LITTLE PAINT