Contour Self-Portrait

Objectives:

Students will observe and analyze a photographic reference of their own head and shoulders to identify the most important visual features of their appearance.

Students will experiment with continuous contour lines by creating multiple simplified versions of their photographic reference and making intentional decisions about which lines to keep or eliminate.

Students will demonstrate using line as a visual communication tool by creating a simplified self-portrait that captures recognizable features without relying on excessive detail.

Students will apply a variety of artistic materials and techniques by tracing the transferred drawing with Sharpie and using an intentional method of adding color.

Students will communicate personality through artistic choices by selecting colors, patterns, textures, and/or coloring techniques that express something about themselves.

Vocabulary:

Contour Line — A line that follows the edges, boundaries, or important features of a subject.

Continuous Line — A line created without lifting the drawing tool from the paper.

Emphasis — Making a particular part of an artwork stand out or attract attention.

Expressive — Showing or communicating an idea, feeling, personality, or mood through art.

Line — A mark made by a moving point; lines can vary in thickness, direction, length, and quality.

Line Quality — The characteristics of a line, such as thick, thin, smooth, rough, curved, straight, dark, or light.

Observation — Carefully looking at something in order to notice and understand its visual characteristics.

Portrait — An artwork representing a specific person.

Self-Portrait — An artwork created by an artist depicting themselves.

Simplification — Reducing something to its most important parts while keeping its essential characteristics.

Transfer — Moving an image or drawing from one surface to another.

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