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Self portraits by famous artists
Vincent van Gogh
Rembrandt
Kathe Kollwitz
During these next few weeks you are going to learn how to draw realistic faces with the right proportions and realistic elements.
On the left you can see how many people draw faces. What are the biggest mistakes?
What are we going to learn?
how to draw a correctly proportioned face
how to draw facial elements realistically
what the art style expressionisme is
how to draw an expressionistic portrait
Inquisitive: I am curious and I like to learn new things. I actively take part in lessons and activities
Risk-taking: I am willen to try new and different things. I am not afraid to make mistakes and I know I can learn from them.
Reflective: I am learning to understand what my strengths and points of development are. I am trying to grow and improve.
Knowledgable: I am learning new things and I can follow the lessons.
Lesson 1 - practising proportions
Lesson 1 - practising proportions
By understanding the proportions of the head, we are able to consciously draw faces that look realistic.
Let's have a look at the different things that are part of the facial proportions.
As you probably know, the face is not a flat surface. There are different areas that stick out or that go inwards. It can help to see and sketch the face more abstractly so that we can keep this in mind when adding the facial elements and details like shading.
Tip on how to draw heads
Assignment 1.
Take these photo references below and focus on the shape of the face and where you would put the facial elements in the head shape. Don't look at details, focus on the shapes and placing of the elements.
(right-click on the photo and choose "open picture in New Tab" to make it bigger)
What your dummy will look like
Lesson 2 - facial elements
Lesson 2 - facial elements
Assignment:
Stick two eyes, noses, mouths onto your dummy page and try to draw them as realistically as you can.
-Cut these out of the school magazines-
Pay attention to:
Realistic shapes
Shadows (use a b pencil)
Contrasts (light vs. dark areas)
Proportions (the facial features in the right place)
Lesson 3 - Live sketching
Lesson 3 - Live sketching
Live drawing during the lesson.
Pair up and try to sketch the face of the other.
Assignment 3.
3a) Shadow drawing and placing of facial elements with 6b pencil: 2x 2min (+ swap person)
3b) Draw head shape and put facial elements in place and a little bit more detail with 2/4b/6b pencil: 2x 5min (+ swap person)
3c) Find a black and white photo of a celebrity online and work on that for remainder of the hour with 2/4b/6b: 2x 30min. Photo must be taken from the front!!
Pay attention to:
Realistic shapes
Shadows (use a b pencil)
Contrasts (light vs. dark areas)
Proportions (the facial features in the right place)
Portrait of Gerda (1914) By Ernst Kirchner,
Lesson 4 - Expressionisme
Lesson 4 - Expressionisme
Look at the photos carefully. Write down 1 or more feelings you get from these art works and explain which elements of art* makes you feel this way?
Elements of art: line, colour, shape, composition, form, texture, background. Click here for a list of emotions.
Wassily Kandisky - Autumn in Murnau (1908)
Andre Derain - The Dancer, 1910
Emil Nolde, Autumn Sea XII, 1910
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Self-Portrait as a Soldier, 1915.
Want to learn more about Expressionism?: watch This Youtube video or read this article from the MoMa museum (Modern Art Museum New York) or read the Tate Moderns explanation of expressionism here.
Characteristics Expressionism
Characteristics Expressionism
the image of reality is distorted in order to make it expressive of the artist’s inner feelings or ideas
reject the traditional painting style
inner feelings and truths are more important then actual visable forms
heavy, energetic, sometimes agressive brush strokes.
unrealistic use of colour
whole surface is used
Assignment 4.
Choose a reference photo from this website: reference photo website
Use this reference photo to draw an expressionistic portrait.
Use the different materials that are layed out on the teachers tables.
Make sure to include the mood, the emotions in a filling background.
!Keep the expressionistic characteristics in mind! (see red bar above)
Lesson 5 - final portrait
Lesson 5 - final portrait
Now we're going to bring all our practicing together!
Assignment 5.
Take a picture of yourself (make sure to show a certain emotion on your face) and have the picture open on your laptop while you draw a realistic self-portrait.
The background will be expressionistic. Think about what kind of mood or emotions are you going to emphasise in your drawing? Apply this to the background.
Pay attention to:
Realistic shapes
Shadows (use a b pencil)
Contrasts (light vs. dark areas)
Proportions (the facial features in the right place)
Mood and emotion
Handing in process:
Handing in process:
What to hand in:
What to hand in:
Assignment 1. Practicing proportions
Assignment 2. Facial elements
Assignment 3. Live sketching
Assignment 4. Expressionistic portrait
Assignment 5. Final self-portrait
Reflection questions:
Reflection questions:
The following questions will be answered in the hand-in form.
What was something you thought was going to be very hard or scary at the beginning? How was it in the end?
Describe how your ability to draw a face realistically has progressed because of this project? Which assignments helped you most and why?
Explain how assignment 4. the Expressionistic portrait relates to Expressionism and which characteristics of Expressionism are visable in it.
What assignment would you want to do differently next time and why?
What assignment are you most proud of and why?
How did you think you working during this project? Take into account: active participation during the lessons and your concentration whilst working, speaking English.
Which Broklede Learning track did you mostly progress in and explain how this is visible in your work/progress?
What part of the assignment did you mostly enjoy?
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