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Facial Proportion and the Self-Portrait

Facial Proportion and the Self-Portrait. First Portion of Presentation Adapted From Presentations Created by Rock Ledge Elementary Fine Art Program, Seymour, WI Original Source: http://www.seymour.k12.wi.us/rle/art/grade_level_units.html. The Self-Portrait:.

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Facial Proportion and the Self-Portrait

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  1. Facial Proportion and the Self-Portrait First Portion of Presentation Adapted From Presentations Created by Rock Ledge Elementary Fine Art Program, Seymour, WI Original Source: http://www.seymour.k12.wi.us/rle/art/grade_level_units.html

  2. The Self-Portrait: • Here’s a drawing Leonardo da Vinci drew of himself as an old man. • A picture that an artist makes of him/herself is called a self-portrait.

  3. What is Proportion? • Simply… • Proportion means that you make the parts fit well with each other. • More Specifically… • Proportion in art is the relationship between two or more elements. • When we talk about proportion in art we are comparing the size of one object in the artwork to the size of another related object in the artwork. • Proportion is usually not even noticed until something is out of proportion. For example, if a person has a head larger than his entire body, then we would say that he is out of proportion. Good Proportion Out of Proportion

  4. Other works with excellent Proportion:

  5. Face Mapping • Face Mapping is a technique used to set up the proportion of the features on a face.

  6. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Draw an oval in the center of your paper • Now using a ruler we’re going to draw some guidelines to help us map out our facial features.

  7. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Line of Symmetry • Your face is symmetrical. • This means if you think of an invisible line drawn down the middle of your face the features on the right side are the same as on the left side. • Remember to draw lightly.

  8. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eye Line • Contrary to popular believe your eyes are not on the top portion of your face. • Your eyes are located half way up or in the middle of your face .

  9. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eye Line • Let’s see what this guy would look like if his eyes were located on the top portion of his face…

  10. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eye Line Yikes!!!

  11. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eye Line • Using your ruler draw your eye line half way up or in the middle of your face. • Remember to draw lightly.

  12. The Camera The Human Eye Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eyes • What shape are eyes?

  13. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eyes • Using the eye line as a guide draw the outside shape of your eye.

  14. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eyes • Now carefully erase your eye line.

  15. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eyes • Get help from a friend! • Draw your iris, pupil, eyelid, and any other lines or qualities that make your eye unique. • Iris • Colored Part • Circle • Usually hidden on the top or bottom by the eyelid • Pupil • Black • Circle • Center of Iris

  16. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Eye Brows • What is unique about your eyebrows?

  17. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Nose • A Couple of Nose No-No’s • This nose is for pumpkins only!!!

  18. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Nose • A Couple of Nose No-No’s • This type of nose is reserved for pigs!!!

  19. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Nose • A couple of Nose No-No’s • When drawing your nose from a front view do not draw your nose in profile or from the side.

  20. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Nose and Proportion • The edges of your nose fall under the inside corners of your eyes.

  21. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Parts of your Nose • How are the parts of your nose shaped? • What makes your nose unique?

  22. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • The Bridge of your Nose • Some artists choose not to draw lines for the bridge. • Some draw implied lines for the bridge.

  23. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Nose • Remember make your nostrils oval or elliptical shape. NO PIG NOSTRILS! • If you would like to draw the bridge go ahead. • The Bridge of your Nose

  24. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Mouth • Mouth No-No’s

  25. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Mouth • Mouth No-No’s • Too Simple!!!

  26. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Mouth and Proportion • The corners of your lips fall under the pupils of your eye.

  27. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Mouth • Draw your top and bottom lips to create your mouth. • Draw what you see in the mirror.

  28. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Line of Symmetry • Now very carefully erase your line of symmetry

  29. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Neck and Shoulders • Look at your neck, shoulders, and clothing. • Draw what you see.

  30. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Ears and Proportion • The tops of your ears are at the same height as the corner of your eye. • The bottoms of your ear are at the same height as the bottom of your nose.

  31. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Ears • Get help from a friend… • If your hair is covering your ears and you can’t see them don’t draw them.

  32. Drawing your Self-Portrait: • Hair • Is your hair short or long? • Straight or Curly? • Does it cover your ears? • Does it touch the top of your ears? • Does it peek out underneath your ears? • What direction is the hair growing? • Do you have bangs? • Do your bangs touch your eyebrows?

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