Daily Life Portraits

8th Grade Art: Self-Portrait Project

8th Grade Creative Self-Portrait

Rubric

Cr 3.1 Apply relevant criteria to examine, reflect on, and plan revisions for a work of art or design in progress.

Part 1: Diagnostic Self-Portraits & Creating Reference Materials

Cr 1.1 Document early stages of the creative process visually and/or verbally in traditional or new media.

Cr 1.2 Collaboratively shape an artistic investigation of an aspect of present-day life using a contemporary practice of art and design.

Cr 2.2 Demonstrate awareness of practices, issues, and ethics of appropriation, fair use, copyright, open source, and Creative Commons as they apply to creating works of art and design.

We will spend time drawing ourselves in a mirror. Make sure you try your best because these will be displayed along with your final portraits later.

5 Photo Assignment: Take 5 good photos of yourself doing something that you do every day.

22-23 Gridded Portraits

Using the grid to draw realistic proportions

Hand Grid Drawing.mp4

Gridded Eye

Gridding an A4 size paper.wmv

Part 2: Drawing Your Face

Draw the Contour of the Head and Face.mov

Draw the Facial Features.wmv

Part 3: Shading Your Face

Eyes Graphite .wmv

Nose and mouth graphite.mov

Adding value to face with graphite.mov

Hair Graphite Self-Portrait.mov

Neck and Shoulders Graphite Self-Portrait.mov

Reflection

Re 8.1 Interpret art by analyzing how the interaction of subject matter, characteristics of form and structure, use of media, art-making approaches, and relevant contextual information contributes to understanding messages or ideas and mood conveyed.

Re 9.1 Create a convincing and logical argument to support an evaluation of art.

8th Grade Art Show (22-23)

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