Tuesday, March 4, 2014

3/4: SELF PORTRAIT due Tuesday 3/11


SELF PORTRAIT
DUE TUESDAY 3/11

The best subject to practice a portrait (from life) is yourself, as it is comfortable to be meditative for a period of time on yourself as a subject.

For this assignment, I want you to add in narrative information to the drawing by changing the reflective surface in which you look to draw your own portrait.  

No mirrors.  When drawing yourself, choose a different reflective surface to look into for information. These surfaces could be, but are not limited to:

1) Window
2) Television screen
3) Computer monitor
4) A drawing/painting that has glass in front
5) Display case
6) Webcam
7) etc etc etc

Think of what narrative information the reflective surface can and will add, since you will be at times will be focusing on just seeing yourself in the surface, but at other times will be noticing different shapes/imagery that are being reflected upon/from your surface.  Add other visual information that you see fit to create a narrative in your self-portrait.

The objective is to become more familiar with drawing the head/shoulders of the figure, but also to reveal a story in your drawing.

Materials:
Good quality drawing/watercolor paper, AT LEAST 30"x22"
Any combination of materials

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