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Portraits & Self Portraits 8 class meetings • 3 hours each Register for this class

This course guides students through the creation of portraits and self-portraits from life using basic drawing media. Proportions of the face, contour drawing, the use of light and dark to render form, and the distortion of natural proportion to convey expressive qualities will be covered. Examples of self-portraits throughout history will be shown. Portraits & Self Portraits by Klair Miller

• Subjects
  • Proportion
  • Line & Gesture
  • Light & Form
  • Structure & Details
  • Portrait of a Model
  • Self-Portrait
  • Studio Drawing
• Students Activities:
  • brainstorm & express expectations
  • draw any face from memory
  • draw a self portrait form memory
  • draw a self portrait using a mirror
  • construct a reference for proportions of the face
  • explore a variety of media to make marks
  • draw from a live model
  • explore blind contour drawing
  • use weighted line to convey emphasis
  • create gesture drawings of the head,neck and shoulders
  • view master works that utilize line
  • use a variety of media to create a variety of linear expressions
  • explore shape & form
  • render form with light and dark
  • use a variety of drawing media
  • use chiaroscuro
  • draw from anatomy plates of skeletal structure
  • explore ways to render individual features
  • synthesize elements
  • render a standing form
  • render a seated model
  • use one or two mirror to create a self-portrait
  • draw a self-portrait focusing on head, neck and shoulders
  • develop drawings synthesizing elements explored during the course
  • create a standing or seated self-portrait
    
• References:
  • live model
  • mirror reflection
  • Picasso line drawings
  • Durer
  • Ingres
  • Rembrant
  • Michelangelo
  • Watteau
  • Anatomy plates
• Teacher Demonstrations:
  • gesture drawing
  • use of drawing pencils, charoal, & conte crayon
  • thumbnail drawing
  • ink drawing technique
  • figure gesture
  • using multiple mirrors for drawing
  • protecting your work