Lesson 2 Introduction to Facial Proportion

andPortrait Portfolio Assignment #1

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I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. - Georgia O'Keeffe

The elements and principles of art are the language of art! They replicate the visual world in which we live. The way we see a room, table, or sunset, involves these components of art. This is why they are important.

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Partner up with one of your peers.

Pink Handout – Follow the directions at the bottomr of the worksheet - use a ruler to measure your partners face following Lines A, B, C, and D

Worksheet 2 – Following the guidelines on the pink worksheet, complete the face by adding it’s features in the correct, proportionate location.

Activity 1 - Worksheets

With your partner, complete 2 portrait sketches – 1 frontal view, 1 side view.

Take turns being the sitter and the recorder (10 minute intervals)

Remember – Focus on getting accurate proportions .. Don’t get hung up on details!

Activity 2 – Observational Portraits

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Portrait Assignment 1 – Symbolism and Metaphor

Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Frida Kahlo, 1940

Soft Self Portrait with Fried Bacon – Salvador Dali, 1941

Working from a Photo

Gesture Drawing and Facial Features

Working period: Develop portrait concept Begin taking photographs Projection and Recording

Remember: Sketchbooks!

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