Drawing
yourself from the mid- thigh up (clothed) with one arm and hand in the
composition. Be creative with the gesture of your pose. In this drawing it is
important to consider the position of your ribcage (torso) to your pelvis
(hips). They must be angled or positioned differently from each other. This
self portrait should reflect your personality, artistic interests and your
development as an artist. This drawing must have a full value range and been
lit from one direct light source.
You
can use photos as reference for this drawing BUT NOT exclusively. Photos can be
useful for getting basic shapes, but they do not capture enough information to
develop a drawing with. A photo does not
have enough information to be your only resource. If you are using photo references, be
aware of how a camera flattens and simplifies the form. Typically the cast shadows will be too dark and harsh and the
interior shadows will be washes out or non-existent. This means we need to
supplement this information by using our knowledge of anatomy and basic drawing
techniques.
This
is a large drawing and the self portrait should fill most of the page.
- · Week1: Begin drawing, have a line drawing of self portrait
- · Week 2: Have base value range establish in vine, then spray fix
- · Week 3: Start adding black pastels
- · Week 4: finishing drawing
Grading will be based on
- · Fulfillment of requirements on time
- · Specificity of Self Portrait
- · Use of composition
- · Line weight and complex value structure
- · Ambition of the drawing
Question
you should ask yourself
- · Am I using the whole page?
- · Are the negative shapes around the self portrait interesting?
- · What is the background like? Dark? Light?
- · What does my pose suggest?
- · What does this say about my personality?
- · How could the quality of the drawing (line weight, tonal range, type of material) add and emphases this idea?
- · What is the relationship between the position of the ribcage and the pelvis?
- · How is this shown in the drawing?
- · How I am using the study of the planes of the head to help define my drawing?
- · How I am I indicating interior planes within the form?
- · Am I using a photo?
- · What type of information does the photo give me?
- · What type of information does the photo lack?
- · How can I use what I know about the figure, skeleton, planes of the head to bring more visual information to my drawing?
- · Does my drawing look stiff?
- · How can I bring more energy and movement to the drawing?
- · I am I willing to rework my drawing?
- · I am I being ambitious enough?
- · I am I putting enough time in on my drawings?
- · How can I make this assignment feel relevant to my interests and education?
