Self Portrait Steps for Web

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Self-Portrait from

SOMEWHERE ELSEWe will think about who we are, what defines us, what we

value, what we need, and where we ARE from.Then, well look at where we COULD BE from.

Today, were going to look at... OURSELVES.

The super secret self-portrait

sketching skills seminar


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sketching skills seminar

You might be thinking...Wow, I really cant draw people.

Luckily,I am not asking you to draw people,like to just sit down and magically beable to draw what people look like.

That would be really hard.


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This is askill,

The SECRET to drawing a good self-

portrait is in HOW you pay attentionto what youre looking at.

In fact, its a lot like

geometry.

just like reading for comprehension, or learning tospeak another language, or learning a skill in math.

There are tricks that make it easier!


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Expectations:

1. Listen.2. Try.

3. Respect.

Work quietly, be focusedon what you are doing.

Put forth your FULL EFFORT thewhole class. Follow the directions.

Me, you, each other.At all times.

I reserve the right to grade you based on these criteria.


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Each person at your table needs...

mirrorblock of woodsketchbook

drawing pencileraser


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*REMEMBER:No one else looks like YOU. Be sure to

draw YOU, not just what you think aportrait should look like.

Pay close attention to the individuality of YOUR face.


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1. Carefully look in the mirror.

2. Stare at the contour (outer edge) of your face...note

where the exterior of your face shifts and moves in andout, because of the shape of your bone structure.

(You may even want to trace the edges of your face with

your fingers)

3. Pick up your pencil, and

LIGHTLY draw ONLY the

outer edge of your face.

Pay close attention to whereyour bone structure moves

in, and to what degree.

Step 1: FACE

*TIP: Use sighting to determine theangles of your cheek and chin


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1. Check the location ofwhere your neck

aligns with your head.

(Hold your pencil

vertically in front of

the outer edge of one

side of your neck...

Where does it line upwith your jaw line?

x x

2. LIGHTLY draw it.

Step 2: NECK

x x


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Step 3: PLACEMENT of FEATURES

Horizontal lines:Divide your face in half

Divide those halves in half

Vertical line:

Divide your face in half


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PLACEMENT of FEATURES

typical eye line(the middle of your eyes)

but you donthave to take MY

word for it...


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eye line

typical eye line(the middle of your eyes)

typical nose line(the bottom ofyour nose)

nose line

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}

mouth

chin


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Step 4: EYES

1.Use sighting to measurethe space between youreyes - compare it to thelength of one of your eyes

2.Use sighting to measurethe space between theouter corner of your eyeand the edge of your head

- compare it to the lengthof one eye

3.Lightly mark lines to showthe length of each eye


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Step 3: MEASUR

Horizontal lines:

divide your head in half

divide those halves in half

Vertical line:

divide your head in half


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Begin by drawing a circle inthe space you marked. The

circle should be just barely

smaller than the marks you

made for the outer corners of

the eye. This is your eyeball

EYES, continued...


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EYES: eyelids1. Begin looking carefully at

your upper eyelid.

2. Lightly draw ONLY the linefor the upper edge. Be sureto pay close attention tohow much/little it arches.

3. Then look at the top of the upper lid. Lightly draw in the edge ofthe flesh for the top of your eyelid.


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EYES: eyelids1. Now look carefully at the

shape of your lower eyelid.

2. Lightly draw it in, payingclose attention to the shapeit makes - how much it dips

up and then back down.

3. Take a step back, and look at your drawing so far. Make anyadjustments if things appear off - what could you change?


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EYES: the iris1. How much of your iris (the

colored part of your eye) isshowing?

3. Carefully and lightly draw a circle for your iris - make sure tonotice how much of it is covered up by your eyelids.

2. To help you, look closely athow much white is on

either side of your iris.


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EYES: the pupil1. The pupil is at the center of

your iris, and is the darkestpart of your eye (because itsan opening - yikes.)

3. Carefully draw your pupil exactly where you see it.

2. How big is your pupil right

now? (It changes dependingon the light.)


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Step 5: NOSEDetermine how much space is

between the corners of youreyes and where your nose begins.(Be sure to leave enough spacefor the dark area of your skin bythe inner corners of your eyes.)

Remember - there is an eyespace between your eyes!


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Step 5: NOSELook for the bridge of your

nose. This is in between youreyes, and is the part that comesfurthest away from your face.

It will be lighter (because it is

getting more light!)


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Step 5: NOSETo help yourself figure out the

space above your eyes, followthe bridge of your nose up andoutwards.

Lightly draw lines to represent

that space.


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Are they arched? Flatter? Slanted?

Step 5: EYEBROWSLook closely at your eyebrows.What shape do they make?

Thick? Thin?


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Try either of these ways todraw your eyebrows:Step 5: EYEBROWS1. Lightly draw the outline

of the shape of youreyebrow, then slowlyshade it in.

outline and shade

2. Create the eyebrow

using individual lines.


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Try either of these ways todraw your eyebrows:Step 5: EYEBROWS

outline and shade

1. Lightly draw the outline

of the shape of youreyebrow, then slowlyshade it in.

2. Create the eyebrow

using individual lines.

create out of lines


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Lightly create the shape ofyour eyebrows - usewhichever method you feelwill work better for youreyebrows.

Remember that they willprobably look different from

each other!

Step 5: EYEBROWS


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Nose

1. Begin by drawing in the basic shapeof your nose. Divide it into planes,like the image to the left. Use yourpencil to check angles of the nostrils.

2. Determine how far the outer skinof your nostrils should extend bycomparing their location to the

corners of your eye.

Use sighting to check by holding yourpencil vertically in front of the corner

of your eye.


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Nose1. What does YOUR nose look like?

Does the tip of your nose angle down, straight, or up?


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Mouth

1. Begin with the dip in

the middle of your top lip.

How much of a V does itmake? How severe of a V?

2. Use sighting to check the

angles on either side of thetop lip.

3. Use sighting to check theangles on the bottom of the

UPPER lip.

Muscles in your lips...


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3. Use sighting to determine the angles

of the edges of your bottom lip.


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1. LIGHTLY draw in theshape of the outer edgesof your hair.

(Be sure to account forenough room for the topof your skull!)

Step 3: HAIR


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2. Identify and add

value to the dark

SHADOW

SHAPES

3. Gradually begin

adding the next

lightest value

where you see it.

HAIR, continued...


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Be selective about

where you add lines.Avoid lines in highlights

HAIR,continued...


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Adding Value

Start Here... Then get to here!


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VALUE

How can I add value in a pencil drawing?

RESIST the urge to smudgeyour pencil marks to createvalue - this is hard to erase

and usually just ends upmaking everything the samevalue


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VALUEHow can I add value to a pencil drawing?

Some types of pencil shading:

Hatching: Cross-Hatching: Stippling:


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Adding Value

1. Start with large shadowshapes

2. Gradually build inslightly lighter, and slightly

darker value shapes

3. Find more detailed andsmaller, subtle values ofextreme darks and lights

to enhance contrast

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