ELET 5300
Portfolio Project I: Realistic Self Portrait
Learning Outcomes:
- Examine the purpose and role of creating a self-portrait through a look into art history and a self-reflection.
- Create a grid, apply knowledge of the left vs. right brain functions, exhibit contour line drawing skills and employ a grid to construct a proportionate drawing.
- Identify different pencil grades and produce a value scale.
- Develop shadows, highlights, and texture using problem solving skills to determine which tools and techniques to use.
- Evaluate own work and work of others to measure level of craft and attention to detail.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this lesson would be beginning artists, in 6th-8th grade at Peak to Peak Charter School
Materials:
7x10 black and white photo of student, ½ sheet Canson drawing paper, sketching pencils, erasers, sharpeners, paper towels or other blending tools, viewfinders