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IES Calderón – Gijón Dpto.de dibujo

ART 1º ESO Bilingual Section

Activity #2: THE HUMAN FACE

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CONTENTS:

• Symmetry in the human face. • Proportions of the human face. • Inverted drawing (Betty Edwards). • Expressive deformations (anamorphosis). • Techniques to Transfer drawings: Grids. • Saturated colors: primaries & secundaries. • The expressiveness of color. • Artistic media (tempera paint).

VOCABULARY:

chin Proportion

Grid

Inverted, Upside-down

To transfer

asymmetric Technique

method Media

Expressiveness

Symmetry Symmetric Face Forehead Eyebrow

ACTIVITY 2.A.: (To do before explaining the unit). In a standard A4 sheet:

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Draw a human face copying the portrait of Clarín (image A) trying to get big similarity to the original.

ACTIVITY 2.B.: (To do before explaining the unit). In another A4: This time copy the face placing upsidedown the original.

ACTIVITY 2.C.: In another A4: Draw image B after teacher explains the basic proportions of human face. You must use a grid.

ACTIVITY 2.D.: Draw image B using a deformated grid, to get an anamorphosized image.

Image A Image B

ACTIVITY 2 E. (MAIN ACTIVITY)

In an A3 standard sheet, draw a portrait or auto-portrait. Then, colour it using only saturated colours. ���������������������� ����������� ����� ������������� ����������������������� !���

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