Self Portrait

Art 3 River Hill High School

how you doin? In art...one cannot have too much patience. —Vincent van Gogh, in a letter to his brother, Theo

Sometimes something can look beautiful just because it’s different in some way from the other things around it. —Andy Warhol

Create a self portrait showing foreshortening in some way. The drawing should include ½ of your body and at least one hand in the composition. Drawing materials: Any that we have used in class or in HW experimentation. The format must be at least 18 x 24-inches (larger if you like...include a substantial portion of your body)

Working from observation, create a self portrait (or, alternatively, a portrait of someone who will pose for you for a long time!!!)—head, neck, shoulders which (both) captures a sense of the volume of the head and body, and expresses something about your subject’s personality. Things you might consider when setting up: —costume/clothing —dramatic and/or strong lighting —gesture and expression —proximity and/or point-of-view Things you must consider in creating your drawing: —use a direct light source - work light to dark —show your marks —compose the entire page —use the necessary values to describe the volumes and spaces —do not include picky details

THUMBNAILS...at least 5 well developed sketches due Monday/Tuesday Nov. 16th or Nov. 17th I would like to see substantial work here!!! Plan on 6-8 hours total to complete.