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Judy Oil on canvas 72x60 ”
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Chuck Close
• Born in Monroe, Washington on July 5, 1940
• Paints large scale portraits• Had a difficult childhood
because he suffered from muscular weakness and was not good at sports, but because of these trials he discovered art
• Graduated from University of Washington with the highest GPA
Judy. 1990Oil on canvas72x60”
Chuck Close Letter To His Younger Self
Objectives (GOALS) for Today:• Be able to identify the artist Chuck Close• Look closely at his GRID and see all of the details and colors• Draw a GRID on your paper• Paint each square using tempera paint
Clean Up & Next Week
• Clean up:– Papers on drying rack– Brushes in water containers– Fresh water– TIDY tables– Folded paint shirts
• Next Week…..– PORTRAITS, PROPORTIONS, AND FINGERPAINTING!
Portraits & Proportion
• What is a self portrait?• Why do artists draw self portraits?• Proportion is…
– The relationship between two or more elements– When in proportion all of the parts ‘fit well with
eachother’
•LIGHTLY draw an oval in the center of your paper
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•LIGHTLY draw a line of symmetry down the middle of the oval
•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.
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•Eye Line
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•Contrary to popular believe your eyes are not on the top portion of your face
•Eyes are in the middle of your face
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
Yikes!!
•LIGHTLY draw your eye line in the middle of your face
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•What shape are eyes?
- Oval? Football? Almond?
• The head is GENERALLY 5 eyes wide
• LIGHTLY draw your eye shape on your eye line
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
Drawing your Self-Portrait:•Now carefully erase your eye line
•LIGHTLY draw your IRIS, PUPIL, and EYELID
• IRIS:
- the colored part of your eye
-circle, usually hidden on the top or bottom by the eyelid•PUPIL:
- Black circle in the center of the iris
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•Eye Brows
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•What is unique about your eyebrows?
•Nose
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•A Couple of Nose No-No’s
•This nose is for pumpkins only!!!
•Nose
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•A Couple of Nose No-No’s
•This type of nose is reserved for pigs!!!
•Nose
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•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.
•Nose and Proportion
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•The edges of your nose fall under the inside corners of your eyes.
•Parts of your Nose
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•How are the parts of your nose shaped?•What makes your nose unique?
•Nose
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•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
•Mouth and Proportion
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•The corners of your lips fall under the pupils of your eye.
•Mouth
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•Draw your top and bottom lips to create your mouth.
•Draw what you see in the mirror.
•Line of Symmetry
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•Now very carefully erase your line of symmetry
•Neck and Shoulders
- Neck GENERALLY lines up with the outside of your eyes
- Shoulders DO NOT go to the corners of the page•Draw what you see
- What are you wearing?
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•Ears and Proportion
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•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.
•LIGHTLY draw your ears
- Skinny ‘C’ shape
- If your hair is covering your ears and you can’t see them don’t draw them
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
•Hair
Drawing your Self-Portrait:
• 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?
Finger Painting & Value
• Time to CUT LOSE!• LOOK in the mirror and try
to see the dark areas – try SQUINTING!
• Using your finger to paint with black tempera paint, fill in your portrait with VALUE
• WHAT IS VALUE?
Objectives (GOALS) for Today:
• Understand correct PROPORTIONS of the face• Understand VALUE• Practice your OBSERVATIONAL SKILLS• Sketch your self portrait • Finger paint your self portrait• Add details with Sharpie (if dry)
Clean Up & Next Week
• Clean Up:– Papers on drying rack– Paint shirts folded– TIDY tables
• Next Week….– CATCH UP, CUT OUT, AND GLUE TOGETHER...AKA
FINISH!
Today’s Agenda…
• FINISH your Chuck Close Self Portrait– Background painted– Portrait finger painted– Portrait details in Sharpie– Portrait cut out & glued down onto background
• Write one thing you learned from this project on a piece of scrap paper and put it in the fishbowl