Freestyle Portraiture
Lesson #1 - Symmetry of the Head (3/4 View) (20 min)
Draw a 3/4 view of a portrait.
Draw a 3/4 view of a portrait.
Lesson #2 - Symmetry of the Head (Front View) (20 min):
Draw a front view of a portrait
Draw a front view of a portrait
Lesson #3 - Symmetry of the Head (Profile View) (20 min)
Draw a profile view of a portrait.
Draw a profile view of a portrait.
Lesson #4 - How to Draw the Features of the Face (30 min)
Draw the following in your sketchbook:
Draw the following in your sketchbook:
- 10 different eyes / angles
- 10 different noses / angles
- 10 sets of lips / mouths
- 10 ears
- One wig of hair with shading (like last picture)
Lesson #5 - Detail Drawing of a Nose (15 min)
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Grid Transfer Process
Pre-Assessment
How do artists enlarge an image to be used on a monumental scale?
How do artists enlarge an image to be used on a monumental scale?
Formative Assessment
Lesson #1 - Small Group Work (20 min):
In your small groups, solve the challenge described on the following pdf file:
In your small groups, solve the challenge described on the following pdf file:
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Lesson #2 - Art History: Portraiture (30 min)
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Manders example
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Summative Composition
How would you portray yourself or human condition as art?
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| RUBRIC: Color Self Portrait |
For your summative composition, you are to create an expressive / emotional self portrait that depicts a theme of your choice.
Process:
- After choosing your theme, you will need to decide whether to use the grid method or draw your portrait free hand.
- If using the grid, use a photo of yourself (Snapchat, Facebook, Photobooth, etc) but consider pose and expression to depict your theme.
- Grid out your image using a 1 or 2 inch grid. Then, lightly draw a grid on your drawing paper using cross multiplication to find the proportion of the enlarged grid from your photo.
- Begin drawing the contours of the photo from each square. Focus on drawing only what you see from one square at a time.
- Lastly, follow the same process from step 4 when adding color and value. Focus on only the values you see in one square at a time. Assign one color per value / gray tone.
Kehinde Wiley - Classically Urban Painter
Master Artists Self Portraits
Contemporary Professional Artist Portraits
Symbolic Portraits
Manders Examples
MGSH Student Examples
Manders 9th Grade from North View Junior High
Struggling with Ideas??? Try one of these...
Loomis / Proko Freestyle Portrait
So, we've just spent a bunch of time practicing the proportions of the head and facial features by drawing along with Proko while learning the Loomis method of portraiture. Why not use it? Create a portrait by drawing a 3/4 turn, front view, or profile of a portrait. Turn the generic portrait into a creative art piece. Add other elements, subject matter, imagery, etc. to tell a story or metaphor.
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Master Artist Inspired PortraitAfter researching a famous current or historical artist, appropriate one his or her works as inspiration and style to create your own self-portrait or portrait of someone you would like to portray.
Emotional Portrait SelfieTake a photo of yourself making an emotional expression or create your self portrait depicting an emotional scene. Print out your photo on an 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Use the grid method of transfer drawing.
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