Self Portrait HW Parts I and II.
Part I: Self Portrait Value Study Warm-up Drawing
Motivation: Familiarize yourself with the structure and forms of the human head
Materials: Charcoal and/or conte crayon, pastel, chalk; paper, eraser, lighting
Procedure:
Using paper 12" x 16" or larger, draw a self-portrait using value/tone. Let the form develop via the lights and darks. Avoid using line.
Part I due: Friday, 2/5
Part II: Portrait "Study" after an Artist
Motivation: To learn by example composition, mark making, color mixing, so as to inform your own work.
Materials: gessoed board; oil paint, medium, brushes, solvent.
Suggested artists:Egon Schiele, Hannah Van Bart, Jenny Saville, Mickalene Thomas, Kehinde Wiley, Hopper, Matisse, Picasso, Van Gogh, Freud, Beckmann, Neel
Procedure:
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Choose a work by an artist that you admire and would like to learn from. Tape off or cut your board so as to match the painting's proportion.
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Sketch in pencil the general composition
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Check your proportions
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Mix the main colors
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Work all over, rather than completing one area at a time
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Step back frequently to see your work objectively
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Part II due: Tuesday 2/9
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List of Recommended Artists:
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Eduard Manet
Vincent Van Gogh
Jenny Saville
Marlene Dumas
Hannah Van Bart
Jordan Casteel
Egon Schiele
Edward Hopper
Pablo Picasso
Henri Matisse
Frans Hals
Elizabeth Peyton
Max Beckmann
Susanna Coffey
Elmer Bischoff
David Hockney
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