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In this unit we will be discussing proportions of the face in order to create a portrait.
We will be looking at Expressionism and how to show emotion and personality in our pieces. The goal of this project is to display you and who you are.
We will start off the process by drawing our "before" portraits.
Next, we will learn about each feature and how to draw it and its proportions.
Once we have practiced each of them, we will create a portrait using these proportions.
Finally, we will work on one last portrait using your choice of pastel, charcoal pencil, or ink. This portrait will be done in an expressive matter to show emotions and a bit of who you are.
After completion of the final project, we will have a class critique.
201A- Portrait Practice Rubric - 5 points
Proportions- Facial Features are properly proportioned in relation to one another- 2 points
Portrait fills the whole page- 1 point
Craftsmanship- Is your work clean? Are construction lines erased?- 1 point
Portrait is shaded using either graphite or charcoal pencil- 1 point
Next, lets disucss the final piece-
Expressive portraits
Take notice of: Color, Line, emphasis, proportion
What is an expressionist portrait?
-Expressionist artists sought to communicate meaning or emotional experience more than to create a faithful likeness of themselves
****In your portrait consider how to convey your personality, emotions, or even interests
Take notice to the colors used, they are not a wide array, artists typically stick to a color scheme.
Understand your palette as a value scale. Assign your lightest color as your highlight, darkest color as your shadow, in-between colors as midtones, and so on
So, how might you create an expressive self portrait?
Things to consider-
-What makes you, you? Is it something you wear everyday like a hat, a pair of headphones, your smile, a piece of jewelry, your glasses, the way you wear your hair?
Or is it something we can't see like your attitude, the aura or vibe that you give off, your history, etc.
How might you show these things visually?
Be sure to, consider color, emphasis, POSE, line, pattern, etc
-More expressionist style portraits. What emotions do you interpret these as? What colors are used? What might this say about their personality?
Guidelines-
Project must be completed on tinted paper
Project must be created using either chalk or oil pastel, or ink (pen or liquid ink is fine).
Portrait must fill the entire page and consider your background.
Rubric- 25 points
Proportions- Self portrait displays accurate proportions - 5 points
Technique- features display accurate understanding of technique such as eyes as almond shapes, lips disappearing into the corners of your mouth, nostrils are not displayed as flat circles, etc - 5 points
Expressionism- Does your portrait show an aspect of your personality through line, color, pose, expression, composition, shading, etc? Materials (oil, and chalk pastel, charcoal, or ink)- 5 points
Creativity and Aesthetics- Is color considered/ presented in a pallet rather than being random? Does your self portrait go beyond the "mug shot" pose, does it explore different angles, facial expressions. - 5 point
Space- Is the whole paper considered/ used? Is a background present? Design around the figure? - 2 point
Documentation- Work is documented and submitted through your google drive folder to google classroom. 3 points
Critique Format-
Portraits will be presented on a google slides that will be displayed during class.
Students can volunteer to present their portrait and discuss the approach to their portrait, how they displayed expressionism, what you like best about your portrait, what you could have done differently. Student must also select two classmates who have questions or would like to give comments.
Students should give equal attention and respect to all classmates. Disrespectful or discourteous behavior by a student will be given a 0 for the critique.
Automatic 10/10 if you present your portrait- going to the front of the room with your portrait on the board and give overview
10/10 if you give three or more comments
8/10 For giving two comments to your classmates
0/10 if no participation or rude behavior
Student comments should include praises, questions, or respectful constructive criticisms. Avoid "I like" statements.
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