8th Gr. Accurate Facial Proportions Project
Self-Portrait - Tape Resist Painting
This project piggybacks off of the torn paper self-portrait. You will:
- apply what you have learned about self-expression in self-portraiture
- advance beyond tracing your photo to drawing your likeness freehand
- learn and apply the accurate proportions of the face
- use a resist technique to mask white lines
- paint using vibrant liquid watercolor
- and finally, add bold patterns to the white lines.
Accurate Proportions Rubric.pdfProject Rubric
Please print this and make a tab. Keep this as the cover to your unit, use it to keep track of your progress.
Proportions Hand-Out
Your first assignment is to create your own 'proportions of the face' notes for future reference. Please fill an entire page with a generic face to practice the accurate proportions.
Drawing Accurate Facial Proportions.aviVideo Tutorial 1: Drawing your Face with Accurate Proportions
You can view this video tutorial to create your practice page and/or to guide you through beginning your project. Be sure to have your own mirror handy so that you will draw yourself and not me :)
Tape-Resist Face.aviVideo Tutorial 2: Tape Resist.
Remember that everything you put tape on will be WHITE. Don't forget the white part of your eye, and all lines. Rip tape to get interesting textures.
Example of Drawing: Taped and Ready to Paint
This is what your paper will look like when the tape is complete, check to make sure you didn't forget anything, like the white part of your eye. You can leave the pupil blank and add Sharpie later if you would like.